SAN FRANCISCO – Derek Lowe is concerned about all the attention being focused on Braves teammate Jason Heyward. Atlanta’s rookie outfielder, though, isn’t too worried.
Heyward homered and drove in two runs, Lowe won despite a wild outing and the Braves beat San Francisco 7-2 on Saturday night to hand the Giants their first loss of the season.
Heyward, who also homered in his first major league at-bat during Atlanta’s opening day win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday, finished with three hits and two walks. That came on the heels of his 0-for-5 performance a day earlier which led to criticism of the 20-year-old phenom, a point that frustrated Lowe.
“Something’s got to stop where people are continually talking about this guy,” said Lowe, who scattered four hits over six innings. “I pick up the paper and it’s like, ‘The Giants figure out Heyward.’ Now today, did the Giants not figure him out? It’s unfair because people are basing him on a day-to-day, at-bat to at-bat. It’s amazing.”
Heyward had a solo shot off starter Todd Wellemeyer in the sixth inning and added an RBI single to cap a four-run seventh, helping the Braves end the Giants’ four-game winning streak.