SAN FRANCISCO–During the first weekend of the season, the Giants could point to Joe Panik as their catalyst as he single-handedly willed their offense in a pair of 1-0 victories over the Dodgers.
But after scoring fewer than two runs for the sixth time this season and losing Monday’s contest 2-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Giants will need more than their second baseman to lift the club out of an offense slump.
With a series-opening defeat, the Giants dropped to 4-5. The announced crowd of 36,997 was the smallest attendance total at AT&T Park since September 15, 2010.