03/31/2008 7:14 PM ET Box > Zito, Giants drop Opening Day game Lefty surrenders four runs in five innings; offense lackluster By Chris Haft / MLB.com LOS ANGELES -- Barry Zito's Opening Day futility continued Monday while Brad Penny mystified the Giants' hitters as the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed a 5-0 decision. While both teams celebrated the beginning of their 50th anniversary seasons on the West Coast, only the Dodgers rose to the occasion. Zito (0-1) allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings as he fell to 0-4 with an 8.83 ERA in season-opening assignments. Three of those runs came in the first inning as Rafael Furcal hit a ground-rule double, Matt Kemp lined an RBI single and Jeff Kent homered, his 21st round-tripper in only 341 at-bats against his former team. Los Angeles scored again in the second inning. Blake DeWitt singled in his first Major League at-baat, advanced on Penny's sacrifice bunt and scored on Furcal's single. The Dodgers concluded their scoring against reliever Merkin Valdez in the sixth. James Loney singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, took third on a passed ball and scored as second baseman Ray Durham muffed Penny's bloop at the edge of the infield dirt. The play was scored a fielder's choice as Durham threw to second to force out DeWitt, who had walked. The Giants mustered four hits in 6 2/3 innings off Penny (1-0), who retired 13 consecutive batters from the third through seventh innings. He surrendered seventh-inning singles to Bengie Molina and Aaron Rowand, but right-hander Scott Proctor coaxed Jose Castillo's inning-ending popup. Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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