Diamondbacks knock Giants out of playoffs

PHOENIX From the moment the Giants opened their season to themoment they were eliminated Saturday with a ghastly 15-2 loss tothe Arizona Diamondbacks, 178 uncomfortable days passed for thedefending World Series champions. In that time, the Giants used the disabled list 25times on 21 players c including seven of nine from theiropening-day lineup. Bruce Bochy needed a mountain of cork to plugall the leaks. He penned 134 lineups in 157 games, trying anycombination to stoke his NL-worst offense. And the longtime manager said he felt no regrets at how he wentabout it.