Ryan Braun's grounder to shortstop scored Rickie Weeks on a close play at the plate, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning against new Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg for a 4-3 victory in their home opener Friday. 

San Francisco - Two innings doomed them. 

San Francisco - Braden Looper is well-acquainted with rivalry games against the Chicago Cubs. 

Thursday was an awful day for Baseball, an awful day to walk out of China Basin, and no part of theGiants' 7-1 victory against Milwaukee made it better. 

SAN FRANCISCO Matt Cain was well on his way to the first 1-0 start of his tough-luck career. 

SAN FRANCISCO Barry Zito makes his season debut tonight in San Diego, and for the first time as a Giant, the embattled left-hander is at peace. 

Cardinals 2, PIRATES 1 -- At St. 

Giants pitcher Joe Martinez should have been celebrating his first week in the major leagues. 

After coming over from Japan in a heralded free agent signing, Kosuke Fukudome made a splash in last season's debut against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

RHP Trevor Hoffman was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a right oblique strain. 

Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo became the first pitcher ever to hit a home run off Randy Johnson with a three-run blast in the fifth inning Wednesday night that propelled his team to a 4-2 victory over the Giants. 

--CF Mike Cameron was distraught over hitting a line drive that struck Giants RHP Joe Martinez on the forehead in the ninth inning Thursday night. 

Closer Trevor Hoffman still doesn't have a timetable for when he'll take the mound for the Brewers, but he's making progress. 

--1B Prince Fielder recorded the 500th hit of his career Tuesday with a seventh-inning double off San Francisco LHP Jeremy Affeldt. 

RHP Trevor Hoffman was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 27, with a right oblique strain.