--CF Aaron Rowand had three hits and two RBI, his second straight multiple-hit game. He hit just .225 in June after a .343 May but seems to have regained his groove. He has five hits in two games.

--INF Travis Denker had one at-bat against his former team. Denker, acquired from the Dodgers last summer in the trade that sent 1B Mark Sweeney to L.A., grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.

--LHP Jonathan Sanchez was heading for his ninth victory and seventh in eight starts. He exited after five innings leading 5-3, but the Dodgers rallied as the bullpen and defense crumbled. It's partly Sanchez's fault. He was not efficient and threw 110 pitches, prompting a premature exit.

--LHP Barry Zito hasn't won consecutive starts this year. For that matter, he hasn't won two of three starts. He could do that if he beats the Dodgers Saturday. Zito won at Cleveland on June 25 but lost to the Cubs June 30. Now he'll bring his 3-12 record against the Dodgers, the team he faced in his season debut, his first loss.

--Pitching coach Dave Righetti was acknowledged for the 25th anniversary of his Fourth of July no-hitter against Boston in 1983. The stadium scoreboard showed highlights of Rags' no-no, from his Yankee days.

BY THE NUMBERS
8-0 -- RHP Tim Lincecum's record in starts after Giants losses, through June 30.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"It was everything I thought it would be, except for not throwing strike one (to my first hitter). I always imagined I'd paint it." -- Reliever Sergio Romo, who made his big-league debut in Cleveland and threw a perfect inning.

Copyright (C) 2008 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved.