Tim Lincecum

Astros offense helps power Oswalt to victory over Giants

The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

More photos » by Dino Vournas - AP I didn't mention that Oswalt also collected two RBI today. Well, I guess I did now. Browse more photos » Isn't this what an ace is supposed to do- stop losing streaks? Albeit the Astros had a modest skid at only two games, it felt like much, much more. Roy Oswalt took the ball and tossed a beatiful eight inning performance in which he allowed a scant three...

Starting Five: Tim Lincecum Streaking Toward Possible All-Star Start

The FanHouse - Arizona Basketball (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

by Jeff Fletcher Filed under: Braves , Cubs , Giants , Mets , Phillies , Yankees , Starting Five Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That reigning NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is actually better this year, which makes it seem like a long time ago that we wondered how he'd top his 2008 season . Lincecum has erased...

Lincecum handcuffs Astros with shutout

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Tim Lincecum doesn't keep track of such things as scoreless innings streaks. He does know he's on a roll that might just earn him the starting nod for National League in the All-Star game. "It would mean a lot — the hard work paid off," said Lincecum, who missed last year's Midsummer Classic because of an illness and was hospitalized. "If I do happen to start,...

Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants, Jul 5, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Dear Roy, Please keep your ERA for the day a single digit. Sincerely, DyingQuail Browse more photos » Current Series Giants lead the series 2-0 Fri 07/03 0 - 13 loss Sat 07/04 WP: Tim Lincecum ( - ) LP: Russ Ortiz ( - ) 0 - 9 loss Houston Astros The Crawfish Boxes @ San Francisco Giants McCovey Chronicles Sunday, Jul 5, 2009, 3:05 PM CDT AT&T Park...

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All-Star announcements

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Hey, folks. This is Rusty Simmons, filling in for our beat writer Henry Schulman. Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain were named to the National League All-Star team, Major League Baseball announced Sunday morning. Pablo Sandoval, the fourth-best hitter in the league was snubbed, keeping the Giants from...

You're 5 games over .500 halfway through the season, now what? Auditing the schedules of the NL's middle pack

Purple Row (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

More photos » by Ben Margot - AP The schedule seems to indicate that Tim Lincecum and the Giants are about to put their stompin' shoes on, but they might want to check that there isn't a pesky rock in there first. Browse more photos » Glad you asked. You've done so much to get this far, I'm very proud of you. Yet you sense that something's not quite complete in your life. Something's still...

Houston Astros (38-41) at San Francisco Giants (44-36), 4:05 p.m.

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Roy Oswalt and Randy Johnson will have a tough time duplicating the magnificent performance from Tim Lincecum on Saturday when the two starters face off this afternoon in the finale of the three-game set between the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Houston Astros (38-41) at San Francisco Giants (44-36), 4:05 p.m.

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Roy Oswalt and Randy Johnson will have a tough time duplicating the magnificent performance from Tim Lincecum on Saturday when the two starters face off this afternoon in the finale of the three-game set between the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Pitch perfect: It's Lincecum's turn to shine on mound

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner struck out nine and allowed three hits with two walks in seven innings. Brandon Medders and Merkin Valdez each pitched an inning to finish the three-hit shutout,...

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Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

RHP Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants

Giants again shut out Astros

Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless-innings streak to 23 in winning his third consecutive start and also scored the first run in the Giants' 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner struck out nine and allowed three hits with two walks in seven innings. Brandon Medders and Merkin Valdez each pitched an inning to finish...

The Hot Corner, 7/4 (PM) edition

The Hot Corner (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Braves have promoted two top prospects (Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman) to Double-A affiliate Mississippi. Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was back in the lineup and hit the game-winning single in the 12th inning. The Braves are concerned about center fielder Jordan Schaffer's wrist. Cubs manager Lou Piniella will move Alfonso Soriano to sixth and Kosuke Fukudome to the leadoff spot. Cards slugger...

MLB: San Francisco 9, Houston 0

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (UPI) -- Tim Lincecum and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout Saturday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-0 rout of the Houston Astros. Lincecum (9-2), a likely NL Cy Young candidate, gave up the three hits in seven scoreless innings with two walks and nine strikeouts in 107 pitches. He cruised after San Francisco scored six times in the bottom of the sixth. Relievers...

Lincecum keeps Astros' bats silent

The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum doesn't keep track of such things as scoreless innings streaks. He does know he's on a roll that might just earn him the starting nod for National League in the All-Star game."It would mean a lot -- the hard work paid of ...

Giants' Lincecum Dazzles Again

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.