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Giants new ace Lincecum ready for Rockies

Apr 29, 2008 - 1:36 PM Colorado (10-16) at San Francisco (12-15) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Tim Lincecum is the new ace of the San Francisco Giants.

With Barry Zito moved to the bullpen, Lincecum looks to remain perfect this season when the Giants continue a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies.

Lincecum (4-0, 1.23 ERA), who is trying to become the first Giants pitcher to open the season 5-0 since John Burkett in 1993, picked up his third straight win on Thursday.

He pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, yielding four hits while walking five and striking out nine en route to a 1-0 victory against the San Diego Padres.

San Francisco claimed a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday just hours after it demoted Zito to the bullpen.

Zito, who signed a $126 million free-agent contract before the 2007 season, is a major-league worst 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA and has allowed opponents to bat .336 against him.

Aaron Cook (3-1, 2.91) tries to help the Rockies rebound when he toes the rubber on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old righthander surrendered just two runs and four hits in eight strong innings, walking three while striking out five to earn his third straight win during Thursday's 4-2 victory against the Chicago Cubs.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: COL - AARON COOK, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND
    YORVIT TORREALBA
    SFO - TIM LINCECUM, VINNIE CHULK (8TH), JACK TASCHNER
    (8TH), MERKIN VALDEZ (9TH)

    Apr 30 1:07 AM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Rockies 3, Giants 2  Top 9, 0 OutsApr 30 12:49 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    BALK BY TIM LINCECUM ALLOWED CHRIS IANNETTA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.247, 0-FOR-2)

    Rockies 3, Giants 2  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 30 12:06 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS IANNETTA (2) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF TIM LINCECUM.
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2, SAN FRANCISCO 2
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C BARMES (.305, 2 HR, 9 RBI)

    Rockies 2, Giants 2  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 29 10:46 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED BENGIE MOLINA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A ROWAND ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J BOWKER (.224, 3 HR, 9 RBI)

    Rockies 1, Giants 2  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 29 10:41 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED EUGENIO VELEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: A ROWAND (.308, 1 HR, 12 RBI)

    Rockies 1, Giants 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 29 10:39 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    COLORADO 1 1 3 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - AARON COOK
    SFO - TIM LINCECUM

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.329, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
    E VELEZ (.263, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
    R DURHAM (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI)

    Rockies 1, Giants 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 29 10:24 PM