- Carlos Beltran didn't look great in his Giants debut, as he went 0 for 4 with a couple of strikeouts and a groundout to first, but the Giants still managed to score four(!) runs.
- The Giants finally have a player with 10+ home runs, as Pablo Sandoval had an opposite-field solo shot to lead off the second inning.
- Tim Lincecum was good (what's new?), but the real awesomeness came in a 5th inning battle against Chase Utley (who was up with two outs and runners at first and second). Lincecum had fallen behind 3-1, but got a couple consecutive swinging strikes out of Utley on two fantastic pitches.
- Aubrey Huff looked better on the offensive side of things, going 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. I've pretty much given up all hope that Brandon Belt will take the starting 1B role from him.
Here's the strikezone plot for that fifth-inning at-bat to Utley (via BrooksBaseball.net):
Utley swung way in front of a changeup for strike two, and chased a ball in the dirt to strike out. Fantastic pitching from Lincecum, who did pretty well overall against a left-handed heavy lineup.
