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Lincecum chasing triple history
Photos & Article by Andy Lopusnak of Bay Area
Sports Drive
August 12, 2009
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Dodgers-Giants game.
San Francisco Giants
star pitcher Tim Lincecum is well on his way to a historical trifecta this
season – a back-to-back Cy Young Award, leading the majors in
strikeouts for consecutive seasons and 300 strikeouts. He surpassed
the 200-strikeout mark against the Dodgers in the team’s 4-2 extra
innings win Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 12) when Los Angeles all-star
outfielder Manny Ramirez whiffed on third strike.
Lincecum pitched 8 2/3
innings, struck out seven, allowed four hits and two earned runs, but
failed to get the decision for the fifth straight time he allowed less
than two runs and got little run support. Additionally, he took sat
down the lead-off hitter in eight of nine innings and had five 1-2-3
innings.
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Raising
Cain
By Andy Lopusnak of Bay Area Sports Drive
July 29, 2009
Tim Lincecum’s biggest competition for earning
a back-to-back Cy Young Award isn’t on another National League team,
but is one of his teammates in pitcher Matt Cain, who has become the unsung hero in a rotation that features three
different Cy Young Award winners: Lincecum, Randy Johnson and Barry
Zito. Last season, Cain was 8-14 and was a paltry 15-30 from 2007-08.
He wasn't expected to be 12-2 at this point in the season or even an
All-Star selection, but he's become one of the game's most dominant
pitchers.
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