In seven innings, Lincecum gave up only six hits one one earned run while striking out 11 batters. His record on the season improved to 14-5, while his ERA was lowered to 2.30. Lincecum got more than enough support as the Giants beat the Rockies by a final count of 9-1.

Most of the runs were produced by Eugenia Velez and Bengie Molina. Velez had a sacrifice fly in the second inning and a three-run triple in the eighth inning, while Molina hit a solo homer in the third and scored two other runs.

This win by the Giants was huge in the NL Wild Card race. San Francisco cut Colorado’s lead to 3.5 games. The two teams play again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Two more wins by the Gaints and the NL Wild Card race will get really exciting.

Tim Lincecum was back to business against the Rockies (Image: Zuma Press)

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Tim Lincecum Dominates in Return

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)

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Pedro Martinez Beats Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants (Image: Newscom)

Against the Padres, Lincecum went 5.1 innings while allowing four earned runs, three walks and a career-high 10 hits. In his first start of the season, Lincecum gave up three earned runs in three innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. His ERA on the 2009 baseball season is now 7.56.

Last season, the 23-year-old had a 2.62 ERA as he went 18-5 with 265 strikeouts in 227 innings. His Cy Young Award came in his second season in the big leagues.

The hitting stars for San Diego were Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley. Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while Headley went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a two run homer off of Lincecum in the third inning.

With the win, the Padres improved to 5-2. The Giants are now 2-4 on the season.

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