Giants beat doyers 3-1 behind Lincecum

The Giants beat the doyers 3-1 behind Tim Lincecum’s strong start. Lincecum pitched 7 innings, giving up 1 run. He got the win in his final bid to win the Cy Young Award. The Giants took 2 of 3 from the doyers.

 

Brian Wilson got his 41st save to preserve the win.

Lincecum struck out 13, matching a career high and hiking his Major League-leading total to 265. He recorded the first nine outs on strikeouts, becoming the first pitcher to accomplish that since the New York Mets’ Sid Fernandez on July 30, 1986, against the Chicago Cubs.

Lincecum (18-5) lapsed only in the third inning, when Juan Pierre singled, Matt Kemp walked and Andre Ethier hit an RBI double off the base of the right-center-field wall.

In the 7th, the Giants scored against doyers right-hander Chan Ho Park as Travis Ishikawa singled with one out and was replaced by pinch-runner Emmanuel Burriss. Pinch-hitters Dave Roberts and Pablo Sandoval also singled, with Burriss scoring on the latter hit. Nate Schierholtz’s two-out single sent home Roberts.

San Francisco added a run in the eighth inning against Cory Wade as Rich Aurilia walked, Bengie Molina singled and Randy Winn drilled an RBI single.

The Giants finished the season 72-90, which is much better than the so-called experts thought they would be. There is hope for next year…..