The 1-0 lead did not look like it would hold, even with Tim Lincecum on the mound, and it did not. In the end, the Giants and D-backs traded runs, but Arizona prevailed, winning 3-2 to sweep the four-game series.
Lincecum was dominant, and came within a strike of bailing himself out of a sixth inning jam, but a two-run triple by Justin Upton gave the D-backs a 2-1 advantage. Even after trying the game in the eighth inning, Lincecum ended up giving Arizona the one-run lead again. He finished the day pitching all eight innings for San Francisco while giving up seven hits and striking out a sub-par six batters.
The Giants took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Pablo Sandoval hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Randy Winn. But that lone run was not nearly enough run support. San Francisco got their other run late on a game-tying homer by Bengie Molina off reliever Juan Cruz in the eighth inning. Molina also had a single earlier in the game, giving him a two-for-four day. Unfortunately the D-backs struck back instantly in their half of the inning, and secured a 3-2 victory. Second baseman Ivan Ochoa was the only other Giant with a multi-hit day, going two-for-four with singles. San Francisco out hit Arizona 9-7, but the D-backs were able to come through in the clutch.
Tomorrow the Giants will head to Los Angeles to try to spoil the Dodgers chances of winning the division. Barry Zito will face Greg Maddux in the first game of the series at 7:40 p.m. as San Francisco will be looking to end a four-game losing streak.
