The Giants lost yet another game and the problems were again pitching and defense....their supposed strong points. Tim Lincecum had trouble right from the start as the first 4 batters of the game scored. Strange day for Timmy in that he was starting almost every batter out with 2 strikes, before he got wild in or out of the zone and allowed a hit or a walk. In the first inning he went to 2 strikes on 6 of the 9 batters, including a 1-2 HBP, a 1-2 single and two 3 pitch strikeouts. In the 2nd inning it was a 1 strike hit, 1-2 hit, 8 pitch walk and 2 more 3 pitch strikeouts. 4 of Timmy's 6 outs were via strike out......all of them on 3 pitches. Even though he walked 2 and hit 1 batter, the problem was pitches up in the strike zone......not pitches out of the zone. It took Timmy 58 pitches to complete his 2 innings of work.......but 38 of them were strikes......a very acceptable strike to ball ratio.
His line of 2 innings, 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 walks and a HBP does not look good at all. But four 3 pitch strikeouts and being ahead in the count most of the time, tells you that he was just a little off. In the Majors, that's all it takes.
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over on the Giants site they posted an article on Lincecum working on a new grip for his slider. Did you notice anything like that or hear chatter about it at all?
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