Giants' Adrian Houser: Takes loss in season debut

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Houser (0-1) allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over 5.1 innings to take the loss Wednesday versus the Padres.

The Giants' defense didn't do Houser any favors, with errors in the first and fifth innings lead to the first two runs on his line. This was the right-hander's Giants debut, and he threw 58 of 86 pitches for strikes in a decent performance. He signed in San Francisco for two years and $22 million after splitting last season between the Rays and the White Sox, posting a 3.31 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 92:38 K:BB across 125 innings over 21 starts in a bounce-back season. He has a good park, but the Giants' offense hasn't been all that encouraging with just 13 runs scored over six games this season. Houser is tentatively lined up to make his next start at home versus the Phillies next week, which could set him up for a two-start week.