--LF Barry Bonds said he attended Monday's game because the Giants played the Dodgers. Also, he was in the Bay Area for a fundraiser, a guest of young Christopher Laub, one of 49 recipients (from 13 nations) of the Unsung Heroes of Compassion award from the Dalai Lama. Bonds has been close with the boy, who has battled cancer, for several years.
--LHP Jeremy Affeldt, a free agent acquisition in the offseason, got a break and didn't pitch Monday and Tuesday after appearing in all three games in Arizona and seven of the past 10 (the team had two off days in the stretch). Despite the workload, he has been effective, limiting batters to one hit in 11 at-bats with runners in scoring position. --RHP Matt Cain was burned again Sunday. He was on target for his third victory, having allowed one run in seven innings in Phoenix. But in the ninth, the Diamondbacks tied it when closer RHP Brian Wilson gave up three runs. Cain is a touch-luck pitcher who last year had a 3.76 ERA, 20th best in the NL. But he was 8-14. He had the second-lowest run support in the majors (3.14 runs per game).
BY THE NUMBERS: 28 -- Consecutive at-bats in which switch-hitter Emmanuel Burriss went hitless from the left side. He broke the string Sunday.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Overall, everything went pretty well except for me showing up to the ballpark." -- Randy Johnson, after issuing seven walks and lasting just 3 1/3 innings against the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
