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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Randy Johnson's primary concern with his season debut: four walks. Other than that, The Big Unit thinks he will soon get on track. Johnson returned eight months after back surgery and didn't allow an earned run in five innings Monday night, settling down to finish with seven strikeouts before San Francisco rallied against Arizona's bullpen for a 5-4 victory over the Diamondbacks.
"I try to tell a lot of you, statistics aren't critical if you're not trying to make the team," Johnson said, comparing his debut in a way to a pitcher trying to find his groove early in spring training. "If you're a power pitcher, you're trying to find your mechanics and get your arm strength up. ... My endurance was fine. I didn't get tired."
The Giants loaded the bases in the seventh with no outs against reliever Chad Qualls (0-1), who allowed Ray Durham's tying RBI groundout followed by Bengie Molina's go-ahead sacrifice fly.
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