Pedro Martinez Beats Tim Lincecum
September 3, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Going up against possibly NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, Pedro Martinez looked like the old Pedro Martinez who used to dominate batters. Riding Martinez’s performance, the Philadelphia Phillies were able to beat the Giants by a final count of 2-1.
In seven innings, Martinez gave up only five hits and one earned run while striking out nine and walking no one. With the win, he upped his record on the season to 3-0 and lowered his ERA to 3.52.
Lincecum was hardly disappointing. In his seven innings of work, he gave up four hits, two earned runs and one walk while striking out 11. His record on the season is now 13-5 and he sports a 2.34 ERA.
The Phillies got their runs via a Jayson Werth solo homer in the second inning and a Ryan Howard RBI double in the sixth inning. With the win, Philadelphia now leads the NL East by 8.5 games. The loss kept the Giants one game back in the NL Wild Card race.
Pedro Martinez - Philadelphia Phillies (Image: Zuma Press)
