Tim Lincecum Tosses Two-Hitter

Tim Lincecum is on fire. After getting off to a relatively slow start, the ace for the San Francisco Giants is at the top of his game. Against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, Lincecum threw a two-hitter to improve his record on the season to 8-2.

His final stat line was nine innings, two hits, no walks and eight strikeouts. His ERA on the season was lowered ton 2.37. In his last eight starts, he has only given up nine earned runs. Lincecum also has three complete games in his last four outings.

The Giants got one run in the top of the first inning. Although that run would have been enough, they tacked on nine more runs for a 10-0 victory. The Giants are now 41-34 and in second place in the NL West. They are 6.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and one game ahead of the Colorado Rockies.

With the loss, the Cardinals dropped to 41-37. They are one game behind he Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.