Mike Trout took his first pitch deep for a 2-run shot in the opener. collecting 2 hits on the evening.
Felix Hernandez struck out 11 after allowing his only runs in the first to Trout.
If you were lucky (or unlucky) to have Justin Smoak at first you collected a bunch of stats. 2 hits, 3 RBI, a walk and a leprechaun.
Not a whole lot was happening in Oakland until shiny new closer Jim Johnson blew a 9th -inning 0-0 tie to collect the loss (there is a stat you want). Why was he out there in the 9th in a tie? Maybe they wanted to hold the tie and hope for a run, I think they dealt their hand to early.
Another first baseman that probably wasn’t too high on draft cards was Brandon Belt who 3-5 with a HR and 3 RBI.
Jose Fernandez looked stunning in the early evening ESPN-game striking out 9 over 6-innings and only allowing a Carlos Gonzalez HR. He recovered well and with a smile to shut the next two batters down.
Arizona was hit city with the D-Backs collecting 16 and the Giants adding 12 more hits to the box score. Mark Trumbo, Miguel Montero and Chris Owings had 3 hits for Arizona.
Madison Bumgarner owners can exhale, the 4 run fourth inning was all unearned, with only 3 Ks this start was pretty much a mulligan.
Buster Posey hit a dinger in the 9th to win it.
Adam Wainwright pitched 7 shutout innings and 9 strikeouts to outduel Cueto in a 1-9 win in Cinci.
Destination: OCTOBER 