Angel Pagan homered twice for the Giants, Pablo Sandoval hit a monster dinger, and Tim Lincecum threw 4⅓ innings of outstanding relief to send the series to a decisive Game 5.
Giants top Reds 8-3 to force decisive Game 5
Andy Lyons - Getty ImagesTim Lincecum, especially.
Yanked from the Giants’ rotation for this series, Lincecum pitched effectively out of the bullpen in Game 1 (a loss) and pitched really effectively in Game 4. He took over with two outs in the fourth and two Reds aboard, escaped that jam, and kept pitching until the game seemed safe. His final line: 4⅓ innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 6 strikeouts. And quite deservedly, one big W.
Read Article >Lincecum’s Giants still lead Reds 8-3 after 8
Tim Lincecum just keeps on pitching.
There was a moment of light comedy in there, though, when Lincecum threw a pickoff throw to first base even though the closest uniformed person to the base was first-base coach Billy Hatcher. Lincecum got the error as Navarro moved to second base, but of course that was moot.
Read Article >Quick note on Hector Sanchez
He is a, uh, work in progress.
The 22-year-old catcher somehow became the sort-of-personal catcher for both Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum this year, even though he isn’t good at framing pitches or “catching.” Yet. He’s young. Give him time. But that time probably shouldn’t be in an elimination game. On an 0-2 count with two outs, Barry Zito dropped in a nasty curve to Zack Cozart:
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