Tim Lincecum continues to impress, last night picked up his fourteenth win of the season, improving his record to 14-3, and also struck out his two-hundredth batter in San Francisco’s 5-0 win over San Diego.
The game went by rather quickly, much thanks to Lincecum’s dominance. The right-hander went eight innings, limiting the Padres to just four hits and three walks. He struck out eight hitters to become the first Major Leaguer this season with two hundred strikeouts. Lincecum also contributed offensively, hitting a double earlier in the game. Keiichi Yabu sealed the deal, pitching a perfect ninth inning to secure a 5-0 victory.
All five Giants runs came in the big fourth inning, three of them were scored on a three-run homer by Travis Ishikawa. Emmanuel Burriss, Bengie Molina, and Pablo Sandoval each had two hits; Burriss, two singles; Molina, a double and single; and Sandoval, two singles. Molina’s double in the fourth inning drove in the other two Giants runs.
This afternoon Barry Zito will face Padres rookie Dirk Hayhurst, who will be making his Major League debut. Zito has been showing signs of improvement all season, but tends to take two steps back after taking one forward. Game time is set for 1:05 p.m.
