GIANTS thrashed by Brewers 13-4

Sanchez stumbles in loss to Brewers

Starter fans eight batters; Molina clubs Giants' first homer

Chris Haft - MLB.com

Jonathan Sanchez allowed three first-inning runs Friday and the deficit continued to grow as the Giants absorbed a 13-4 defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Milwaukee's Bill Hall drove in a career-high six runs with a two-run homer in the first, a three-run homer in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth. The Brewers scored five runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to make the game a rout.

Sanchez (0-1) struck out a career-high eight but couldn't sustain his best stuff. He allowed seven runs and seven hits while lasting four batters into the fifth inning.

Brewers starter Carlos Villanueva (1-0), who began his professional career in the Giants organization before being traded to Milwaukee with another Minor Leaguer for pitchers Wayne Franklin and Leo Estrella on March 30, 2004, surrendered two runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Bengie Molina hit the Giants' first home run of the season in the seventh inning, connecting for a two-run clout off Salomon Torres.