Tim Lincecum?s awful spring, in which he gave up 18 runs in 15 1/3 innings, only added to the Giants? doubts about what they?d get from their two-time Cy Young winner this season. They?re probably no closer to figuring it out after Lincecum walked seven yet still defeated the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Lincecum surrendered just two runs in five innings, and both were unearned. The first came on a passed ball from Hector Sanchez. The second came on a sac fly following an error from Buster Posey at first base. Meanwhile, the Giants offense came through with five runs off Josh Beckett in the 5-3 victory.
The Lincecum-Sanchez pairing was a constant in the second half of last year, and while that wasn?t supposed to carry over in 2013, it was a convenient option tonight with normal first baseman Brandon Belt ailing. If the Giants decide that Lincecum and Sanchez need to stick together, then Belt could see time in left field to make room for Posey at first base.
Lincecum?s performance tonight made him the first pitcher since old Giants teammate Jonathan Sanchez to walk seven and allow no earned runs in a start. Sanchez did it against the Naitonals on April 30, 2011 when he allowed just one hit in five innings. Prior to that, Edwin Jackson walked eight in his no-hitter for the Diamondbacks on June 25, 2010.
Lincecum matched his career high for walks, which he established against the same Dodgers team just last September (again in a victory). His walk rate increased for the third straight year last season (90 BB in 186 IP).
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/04/tim-lincecum-walks-seven-beats-dodgers-anyway/related/
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