--CF Aaron Rowand was all for Tuesday's day off. Manager Bruce Bochy called an early season team meeting after the Giants' 11-1 loss Monday made their record 2-5. Their batting average was .211 over four straight losses, their ERA 8.16. "I think you're going to see all the guys lighten up a little bit," Rowand said. "We're not all that far into the season yet. We still have a lot of games left. I don't think anybody's lost any kind of faith in what this group is capable of doing."
--LHP Randy Johnson permitted three-fourths of Dodgers 2B Orlando Hudson's cycle Monday. Hudson was the sixth batter to hit a cycle off the Giants after their move to San Francisco. The others: Richie Zisk (1974), Bob Watson (1977), Andre Dawson (1987), Rondell White (1995) and Eric Byrnes (2003). Only White's and Byrnes' were in San Francisco. --Johnson struck out his 4,800th career batter, James Loney, in the third inning Monday. Johnson had five strikeouts in the game but lasted only 3 2/3 innings and gave up seven runs and eight hits. The only pitcher with more K's is Nolan Ryan with 5,714. Roger Clemens is third at 4,672.
--2B Emmanuel Burriss struck out twice in two at-bats and is hitting .100, but he's not the only Giants infielder struggling at the plate. Consider SS Edgar Renteria is hitting .160, 3B Pablo Sandoval .192 and 1B Travis Ishikawa .228. The Giants entered the season satisfied that they upgraded over the season-opening infield from last year: 1B Rich Aurilia, 2B Ray Durham, SS Brian Bocock and 3B Jose Castillo.
BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Home runs in the season opener for the Giants, who didn't hit another in their next five games.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "That's not going to work. We know that. I think once we get this thing going they'll get a rhythm. ... We're going to need more from our starters." -- Manager Bruce Bochy after each of his five starters pitched once, the rotation combining for a 6.46 ERA.
