The cries for a hitter, any hitter, are bound to rise from AT&T Park in the near future unless the Giants can stimulate their offense with their current personnel. Such a revival has seemed unlikely since All-Star second baseman Joe Panik's back inflammation forced him onto the disabled list Aug. 2, and it seemed doubly inconceivable Wednesday as the Giants mustered five hits in a 2-0 Interleague loss to the Houston Astros.