Moore grateful, energized by trade to Giants

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Moore didn’t want to hear any trade rumors unless they were rock solid. Before the Rays’ game Monday, Moore went golfing and left his phone. He and his now former teammates continued their non-waiver Trade Deadline distractions by tossing the football around at Tropicana Field.

So when Moore got word that he’d been dealt from the only organization he’d ever known to the Giants for Matt Duffy and a pair of prospects, the 27-year-old lefty had a rush of emotions.

“Obviously that’s where I was raised,” Moore said of Tampa Bay. “But I’ve been watching what’s going on over here [with the Giants] for quite a while. I feel very grateful to be a part of it.”

Moore liked the word “energized” to describe the feeling of going from a last-place ballclub to a first-place one.

“It adds to the excitement of coming to the ballpark every day,” Moore said. “But in a different way.”

As if Moore needed energizing after his run over his final couple of months with the Rays. In nine starts since June 12, Moore has posted a 2.39 ERA. In his last start — maybe what pushed San Francisco over the edge to acquire him — Moore didn’t allow an earned run to the Dodgers over 6 …

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