Jul 3, 2008 - 9:29 AM
0 shoutsChicago Cubs (51-34) at San Francisco (37-48), 7:05 p.m. EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Tim Lincecum has made quite a bid to start the All-Star Game for the National League on July 15 at Yankee Stadium.
The 23-year-old Lincecum has been silencing lineups all season, and he could make the Chicago Cubs his latest victim Thursday as the San Francisco Giants wrap up a four-game home series against the NL Central leaders.
Lincecum (9-1, 2.38 ERA) leads the NL in strikeouts (114) and is second in wins. While possessing possible Cy Young credentials, his next scheduled start is for July 9, which lines him up as a candidate with a fresh arm to throw at least two innings in the All-Star Game.
Sean Gallagher (3-3, 4.36) will take the mound for the Cubs, who have lost five of their last seven games. They edged the Giants on Wednesday, 6-5, thanks to a solo home run by Mike Fontenot, who snapped a 5-5 tie in the eighth inning.
The Cubs were fortunate to win because reliever Carlos Marmol allowed a game-tying three-run homer on Wednesday. Though he picked up the win, Marmol has surrendered six runs in his past five outings.
From the Bleachers
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CHICAGO: 3
SAN FRANCISCO: 8
Final
Jul 3 9:49 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY OMAR VIZQUEL SCORED AARON ROWAND.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O VIZQUEL ON FIRST, J CASTILLO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
SAN FRANCISCO 8 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.289, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)
Jul 3 9:37 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RICH AURILIA (7) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF CARLOS MARMOL SCORED JOSE CASTILLO AND OMAR VIZQUEL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3, SAN FRANCISCO 7
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.286, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB, RBI)
Jul 3 9:12 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK DEROSA SCORED DERREK LEE AND JIM EDMONDS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M DEROSA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.309, 1-FOR-2)
Jul 3 8:41 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY GEOVANY SOTO ALLOWED FRED LEWIS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R DURHAM ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN FRANCISCO 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.293, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 3 7:39 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY FRED LEWIS SCORED TIM LINCECUM.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F LEWIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN FRANCISCO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.297, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 3 7:37 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TIM LINCECUM SCORED JOSE CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T LINCECUM ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Jul 3 7:35 PM -
NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE CASTILLO SCORED AARON ROWAND.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CASTILLO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.148, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
Jul 3 7:33 PM -
NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHICAGO CUBS 1 1 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHN - SEAN GALLAGHER
SFO - TIM LINCECUM
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCIS
Jul 3 7:14 PM
