Final
Giants, Lincecum eye winning streak in Colorado
Apr 11, 2012 - 2:35 PMVideo
Lincecum looks to rebound from a tough opener on Wednesday night as San Francisco plays the middle test of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
The right-handed Lincecum, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, got the Giants' season off on a bad foot, giving up five runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings of a setback at Arizona on Friday. Though he struck out seven to just one walk, Lincecum was tagged for a pair of homers in the first inning, a two-run shot and a solo blast.
"I got a little mad," Lincecum said. "Giving up three runs in that first inning is not the way to start a season, so I just tried to bear down and grind through."
The 27-year-old split a pair of decisions versus the Rockies last season with a 2.70 earned run average and is 4-3 in his career with a 3.61 ERA in 10 starts at Coors Field.
The Giants were actually swept in that three-game series with the Diamondbacks, but were never in danger of dropping a fourth straight thanks to Zito. The left-hander allowed just four hits while going the distance in Monday's 7-0 series-opening win, facing the minimum in five innings, including the last two, to record his first shutout since April 19, 2003 against the Rangers. He was pitching for the Oakland Athletics at the time and was coming off winning the AL Cy Young Award the previous year.
"He kept us off-balance," Rockies first baseman Todd Helton said.
The 33-year-old Zito, on the heels of a tough spring, made a start in the minors last week and said that went a long way toward helping him get back on track.
"I made the adjustment I had to make," he said.
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer and Brandon Crawford had a three-run double for the Giants.
Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin threw 90 pitches in just four innings and gave up four runs on four hits and five walks to take the loss in the team's home opener.
The Rockies, who fell to 1-3, started a nine-game homestand.
Colorado has lost three straight since Jeremy Guthrie pitched it to a season- opening win over the Astros last Friday in his Rockies debut, and he'll try to play stopper this evening.
The 33-year-old right-hander logged seven innings and gave up three runs on four hits and three walks. He settled down after allowing back-to-back homers in the fourth.
"The one inning they got a couple home runs I fell behind without quality pitches," said Guthrie. "Luckily I was able to bounce back."
Guthrie will be facing the Giants for only the second time in his career. He took a loss in San Francisco on June 16, 2010 while with Baltimore after getting charged with four runs on eight hits and two walks over six frames.
The Giants won seven of their last eight games against the Rockies last season and 13 of 18 overall. They won six of nine in Colorado.
- SAN FRANCISCO: 8
COLORADO: 17
Final
Apr 12 12:26 AM - Michael Cuddyer double to center scored Carlos Gonzalez with two out. Runner on second and Ramon Hernandez due up.
Giants 8, Rockies 17 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 12 12:19 AM - Nate Schierholtz lead off Home Run 2 (2) to right. Brandon Crawford due up.
Giants 8, Rockies 16 Top 7, 0 OutsApr 11 11:44 PM - Pinch-Hitter Eric Young Jr. triple to left scored Chris Nelson with two out. Runner on third and Marco Scutaro due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 16 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 11 11:27 PM - Chris Nelson double to right scored Ramon Hernandez with two out. Runner on second and Eric Young Jr. due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 15 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 11 11:25 PM - Ramon Hernandez single to center scored Todd Helton and Michael Cuddyer with two out. On the play, Ramon Hernandez advanced to third on the throw. Runner on third and Chris Nelson due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 14 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 11 11:24 PM - Todd Helton double to center scored Carlos Gonzalez with two out. Runner on second and Michael Cuddyer due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 12 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 11 11:12 PM - Carlos Gonzalez singled to right scored Marco Scutaro. Runner on first with one out and Troy Tulowitzki due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 11 Bot 5, 1 OutApr 11 11:08 PM - Jeremy Affeldt enters the game with a runner on second with none out.
Giants 7, Rockies 10 Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 11 11:05 PM - Michael Cuddyer doubled to right scored Troy Tulowitzki. On the play, Todd Helton advances to third. Runners on second and third with one out and Ramon Hernandez due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 9 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 11 10:38 PM - Troy Tulowitzki singled to center scored Dexter Fowler. Runner on first with one out and Todd Helton due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 8 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 11 10:35 PM - Nate Schierholtz sacrifice fly out to right scored Gregor Blanco. On the play, Hector Sanchez advances to second. Runner on second with two outs and Brandon Crawford due up.
Giants 7, Rockies 6 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 11 10:25 PM - Hector Sanchez singled to right scored Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval. On the play, Gregor Blanco advances to third. Runners on first and third with one out and Nate Schierholtz due up.
Giants 6, Rockies 6 Top 4, 1 OutApr 11 10:18 PM - Pablo Sandoval doubled to left scored Angel Pagan. On the play, Melky Cabrera advances to third. Runners on second and third with one out and Danny Otero due up.
Giants 4, Rockies 6 Top 4, 1 OutApr 11 10:12 PM - Brandon Crawford Home Run (1) to center. Emmanuel Burriss due up.
Giants 2, Rockies 6 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 11 10:04 PM - Nate Schierholtz lead-off Home Run (1) to center. Brandon Crawford due up.
Giants 1, Rockies 6 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 11 10:01 PM - Ramon Hernandez singled to center scored Troy Tulowitzki. On the play, Todd Helton advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Chris Nelson due up.
Giants 0, Rockies 6 Bot 3, 1 OutApr 11 9:49 PM - Carlos Gonzalez scored on a wild pitch by Tim Lincecum with none out. Troy Tulowitzki at the plate.
Giants 0, Rockies 5 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 11 9:45 PM - Chris Nelson singled to left scored Michael Cuddyer. Runner on first with one out and Jeremy Guthrie due up.
Giants 0, Rockies 3 Bot 2, 1 OutApr 11 9:19 PM - Troy Tulowitzki grounded out third to first scored Carlos Gonzalez. None on with two outs and Todd Helton due up.
Giants 0, Rockies 2 Bot 1, 2 OutsApr 11 9:00 PM - Carlos Gonzalez tripled to center scored Marco Scutaro. Runner on third with one out and Troy Tulowitzki due up.
Giants 0, Rockies 1 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 11 8:57 PM - SAN FRANCISCO: 0
COLORADO: 0
Top 1, 1 Out
Apr 11 8:43 PM
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