Detroit (32-38) at San Francisco (31-40)

The San Francisco Giants finally figured out a way to beat the American League.

They’ll be trying to build on their first interleague win of the season on Tuesday when they continue a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park.

The Giants (31-40) beat the Tigers (32-38) 8-6 in Monday’s series opener for their first win in seven interleague games this season. San Francisco had been outscored 32-17 in its first six meetings with AL clubs - three-game sweeps against the Chicago White Sox May 16-18 and to Oakland this past weekend.

The Giants have three-game series at Kansas City, Cleveland and Oakland remaining on their interleague slate.

Monday’s win also snapped a five-game home losing streak for San Francisco, which has won just three of its last 15 games at AT&T Park. The Giants’ 14-22 home record is the worst in the NL.

First baseman John Bowker went 3-for-4 and hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning for the Giants, who had scored just four runs while getting swept by the A’s.

“Any time you come from behind, those are great wins,” said San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy, who was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing a play at the plate. “We’ve had a hard time getting the big hit at home. … Bowker, he came through tonight. That was huge.”

The home run came in the first appearance of the season for Tigers reliever Fernando Rodney, who was activated from the disabled list earlier in the day after missing the start of the season with shoulder problems.

“He threw the ball good. It was bad location. We were going for the strikeout there and we almost got it,” Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.

The Tigers saw their six-game winning streak, which included three-game sweeps of the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, snapped.

However, left fielder Marcus Thames continued his recent tear with a pair of home runs. Thames has homered in four straight games, and each of his last seven hits have been home runs. Nine of his 12 homers this season have come since May 28.

On Tuesday, Thames and the Tigers will get their first look at San Francisco starter Jonathan Sanchez (6-3, 4.26 ERA).

Sanchez gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings on Thursday, but still earned a 10-7 win at Colorado. The 25-year-old left-hander has won four straight starts, but had allowed only four runs in 20 innings in his previous three before the lackluster effort.

Detroit counters with Kenny Rogers (4-4, 4.63), who has not received a decision in his last four starts despite allowing just four earned runs in 29 innings over that span. The 43-year-old left-hander gave up one unearned run in eight innings of the Tigers’ 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

“He’s been fantastic for us lately,” Leyland said. “He’s given us everything we could possibly want.”

Rogers is 2-1 with a 6.57 ERA in six career starts against the Giants, but is facing them for the first time since 2001, while pitching for Texas.