Randy Johnson didn't have his best stuff on Friday, but a Fred Lewis two-run shot in the sixth inning earned the Big Unit a no decision in the Giants 6-4 win vs Texas. San Francisco was down 4-3 when Lewis (who was in the midst of a 2-for26 slump) hit a shot onto the arcade above the right field wall scoring Bengie Molina.
Aaron Rowand and Travis Ishikawa also homered for the Giants, who snapped their three-game losing streak and kept the Rangers winless in all nine games they've played at San Francisco's waterfront ballpark in the past decade.
Michael Young homered for the Rangers, who haven't won in San Francisco since 1998, when the Giants still played at Candlestick Park. The Giants have won nine of 10 overall against the Rangers.
The Giants used five relievers to maintain their lead. Sergio Romo (1-0) was awarded the win after escaping a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, while Jeremy Affeldt pitched a perfect eighth before Brian Wilson picked up his 18th save in 21 chances.
Johnson had five strikeouts in another solid start at home, where he has picked up five of his six victories this season -- all except career No. 300, which occurred in Washington. Sticking to his season-long tendencies, Johnson again gave up a handful of costly extra-base hits, but got inning-ending strikeouts with runners in scoring position three times in the first five frames.
Game two of the series features Matt Cain vs Derek Holland on NBC Bay Area at 6:00pm.
