San Francisco Giants, Game 23
There’s nothing better than a good old fashion pitchers duel. That’s just what Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum and Padres pitcher Chris Young served up Thursday night in a 1-0 San Francisco win. At 10-13 heading into the last weekend of April the Giants have to be feeling pretty good.
San Francisco Chronicle write-up, Lincecum Pitcher with the Midas Touch
MLB.com recap, Aurilia’s bat, Lincecum’s arm lift Giants
STATS.com recap, Aurilia’s homer carries Lincecum, Giants to 1-0 win
The hard-throwing Lincecum (4-0) extended his scoreless streak to 16 1-3 innings and lowered his ERA to 1.23. He allowed four hits in 6 1-3 innings, struck out nine and walked five. Brian Wilson pitched the ninth for his seventh save in eight chances.
Here’s the game graph and play log from fangraphs.com.
