Stop the Presses... The Giants Can Hit!

Last year, the Giants often struggled to score 10 runs in a week. After one game this year, they are averaging 10 runs a game.
The Giants defeated the Brewers 10-6 behind an Opening Day offense that slugged out three home runs and six extra base hits. Aaron Rowand looked healthy for the first time as a Giant, when he bombed a two-run homer in the fourth inning and doubled in a run in the seventh.

The first inning was a perfect example of Giants small ball. Shortstop Edgar Renteria singled in his first at bat as a Giant, and Fred Lewis followed with a base hit. With two outs, Pablo Sandoval was hit by a pitch to load the bases, bringing up Spring Training slugger Travis Ishikawa. He ripped a Jeff Suppan pitch for a bases-clearing triple, giving 2008 Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum an early three-run cushion.

Lincecum could not hold lead, giving up two runs in the second inning and one run in third. He left after just three innings of work and 78 pitches thrown.

Lincecum had no control of his fastball which lead to him falling behind nearly every Brewer hitter. But don't fear, Lincecum still had his usual dominating stuff as shown by his five strikeouts. What is more impressive is that his Giants teammates picked him up after the poor performance.

Rowand's homer in the 4th put the Giants ahead 6-5, and they never looked back. Bengie Molina hit a solo homer in the seventh that put the Giants up three, and Rowand's rbi double two batters later made it 9-5.

Randy Winn then went deep in the 8th off of Jorge Julio, and Brian Wilson ended the Brewers last rally when he struck out Jason Kendall with two outs in the ninth.