SAN DIEGO -- Diving into the past to salvage the present, Evan Longoria was rewarded for his research on Saturday night at Petco Park.
Longoria's colossal struggles at the plate ended, at least for one game. He opened the Giants' scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and added an eighth-inning double. His efforts made the game almost palatable for the Giants, who fell to the Padres, 5-4.
The evening featured solid work from all three of the Giants' primary position-playing newcomers. Andrew McCutchen, who entered the game batting .