--RHP Matt Cain or RHP Tim Lincecum batting eighth? Manager Bruce Bochy said he'd consider it, putting a speedster ninth, maybe 2B Emmanuel Burriss or OF/2B Eugenio Velez, as a second leadoff hitter. "There may be a time we do that this year," said Bochy, responding to the Dodgers' Wednesday lineup, in which LHP Eric Stults hit eighth and CF Juan Pierre ninth.
--C Bengie Molina hit his fifth career triple along with a homer and a single Wednesday. Of his triple, he said he thought to himself, "Hey, this is my only chance of the year. Let's go for it." It was his first triple since May 23, 2007. The only other time he tripled and homered in the same game: Aug. 17, 2006, at Tampa Bay, when he played for the Blue Jays. --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.
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.
