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Tigers look to solve Lincecum, win seventh straight

Jun 16, 2008 - 1:27 PM Detroit (32-37) at San Francisco (30-40) 10:15 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The streaking Detroit Tigers look to continue their winning ways when they take on Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a three-game interleague set on Monday.

Detroit has swept the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers in each of its past two series, but will have to find a way to solve Lincecum to extend the winning streak to seven.

Lincecum (8-1, 1.99 ERA) has given up three earned runs or less in each of 14 starts this season and is 1-0 in three starts this month, posting a 0.86 ERA over that span. The 24-year-old righthander pitched seven scoreless but did not factor in the decision in San Francisco's 1-0 loss to Colorado on Wednesday.

While Lincecum has performed well, the Giants have struggled recently, losing five of their last six. San Francisco was swept by the Oakland Athletics over the weekend, managing just four runs during the three contests.

Justin Verlander (3-9, 4.65) hopes to keep the Giants' bats quiet and build on his best start of the season when he takes the hill for the Tigers.

The righthander, who was roughed up early in the season, threw a complete game on Wednesday, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the White Sox. Verlander allowed just four hits without a walk, striking out three.