Not The Beginning I Expected

Losing two out of three to the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants was not the beginning to the season that I envisioned. Dodgers starter Josh Beckett fell victim to the long ball as he gave up two homers in six innings, 5 runs, 3 earned, struckout 4 and walked 2. The Dodgers also failed to take advantage of Giants starter Tim Lincecum's uncharacteristic wildness, he walked 7 in 5 innings, as the Dodgeres went 1-14 with runners on base. The Giants starters did not give up an earned run in 19 innings in the three game series and calling the Dodgers offense anemic would be a gross understatement. Dodgers starters Matt Kemp and Luis Cruz have failed to get a hit thus far this season and Adrian Gonzalez only has one hit. The only Dodger that has come out with a hot bat is Outfielder Carl Crawford going 5-9 in the three games against the Giants.