Randy Johnson pitched five innings and struckout seven batters as he made his 2008 debut on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. Too bad for Johnson, that the bullpen couldn’t hold onto the lead and the Diamondbacks went on to lose 5-4.
Chad Qualls gave up two runs in the 7th inning to take the loss and give Johnson the no-decision. Other then that the pitchers did a decent job against the Giants. I would have liked to see Johnson have a little better control as he did walk four batters, but for his first time on the mound I think he did a pretty good job.
Conor Jackson got the Diamondbacks on the board in the 1st inning with a two-run home run. He then singled in the 3rd inning to score another run. Justin Upton then singled and scored Jackson. Jackson finished with three RBI, and Upton with one RBI.
