Tim Lincecum pitched able-bodied abundant to win the division opener, but his San Francisco Giants teammates let him down. They can’t allow to do it again.
The ace right-hander hopes for a added good aftereffect as the visiting Giants try to abstain a third beeline accident Wednesday adjoin the San Diego Padres.
After activity 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA during San Francisco’s postseason run to the World Alternation aftermost year, Lincecum accustomed an unearned run, bristles hits and absolved three in seven innings of a 2-1 accident at Los Angeles on Thursday. The backstab Cy Young Award champ didn’t get abundant advice as the Giants committed three errors and didn’t account until the ninth.
San Francisco (1-4) could use addition able achievement from its brilliant while acquisitive to action added abutment afterwards falling 3-1 in Tuesday’s alternation opener. Though the Giants denticulate in the aboriginal inning, they went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position to abide their World Alternation hangover.
“(Winning the World Alternation is) not article we’re aggravating to blow on,”Lincecum told the Giants official website. “We’re aggravating to use it as a springboard.”
Andres Torres had two hits and Aubrey Huff added an RBI for the Giants, who accept averaged 2.5 runs in their losses.
The right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.32 ERA in bristles starts adjoin the Giants, and accustomed a run and six hits over 12 1/3 innings of his aftermost two adjoin San Francisco in 2010.
Starting in abode in the afflicted Mat Latos, Stauffer gave up two runs and nine hits in six innings of the Padres’ 5-3, 11-inning season-opening win at St. Louis on Thursday.
A agents that accomplished additional in the majors abaft San Francisco with a 3.39 ERA in 2010, San Diego has not yielded added than three runs through four games.
Hundley is 8 for 15 with four RBIs this season, and 7 for 15 with three doubles his aftermost four amateur adjoin San Francisco. He is 4 for 13 adjoin Lincecum. Watch Live Online
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