By Janie McCauley
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Rowand drove in the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning, salvaging the San Francisco Giants’ home opener and unbeaten season with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
The fifth game-ending hit of Rowand’s career scored Juan Uribe, who drew a one-out walk from Kris Medlen (0-1) before stealing second. Uribe went to third on catcher Brian McCann’s throwing error, and Rowand brought him home with an infield single deep in the hole at shortstop.
Jeremy Affeldt (2-0) pitched one inning for the win in the longest home opener in San Francisco history.