Tim Lincecum News

Before the 2012 season, Tim Lincecum made a decision to reject a four year, $100 million contract extension from the San Francisco Giants and instead, opted to sign a two year, $40.5 million contract which would make him a free agent after the 2013 season.

Lifelong San Francisco Giants fan Wanda Zimmerman was one of the winners of the Major League Baseball's Honorary Bat Girl Contest.

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH At the beginning of the Phillies seven-game west coast trip through San Francisco and Phoenix, Kyle Kendrick held the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants to two runs in seven innings to out-pitch two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and lead the Phillies to their second ... (more)

Home plate umpire Dan Lassogna points to the bull pen as San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy brings in pitcher Tim Lincecum in the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds during Game 4 of their MLB NLDS playoff baseball series in Cincinnati, Ohio October 10, 2012.

As if the pitching needed a boost, Matt Adams is back from the disabled list. Meantime, rookie Shelby Miller retired 27 straight in a one-hitter. Over their final three games, the Giants outscored the Braves 23-4. Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum combined to throw 22 innings, allowing just three runs.

The Giants are in first place once again, and with a pitching rotation that sports such names as Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Madison Bumgarner, you'd think the main reason for their ranking atop the NL West would be due to some superlative pitching.

SAN FRANCISCO – After his last start against the Phillies, the eighth outing in a span of 10 by the Giants' rotation that did not qualify as a quality start, Tim Lincecum said he expected there would be some discussion among the five about righting what has been an up-and-down month and a half to start the season.

Despite an extra-inning loss against the San Francisco Giants last week, the Phillies must have felt pretty good about themselves.

Tim Lincecum tossed seven shutout innings in the San Francisco Giants' 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a four-game set.

Pablo Sandoval splashed a home run into McCovey Cove, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also connected to back Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to wrap up a strong homestand.

Through the last couple of games matching two of the National League's powerhouses, the Giants have brought plenty of offensive power to their house against the Braves.

Sumner High's Christian Parsons may be small but he has some big numbers. In producing a 9-2 record this season, he has allowed 29 hits in 66-plus innings with a 0.95 earned-run average.

The Giants are known for their ability to find and develop young pitching, and Martin Agosta is just another one of these prospects.

If you're tired of reading about how terrible the offense is, you're probably going to want to stop reading right here.

Initially thought to simply be a two-horse race, the NL West has shown us it's a competitive division head to toe.

The Braves are good. The Braves are always good. Occasionally, they're great. Here are things I know about the Braves: Because I'm tired of hearing that Buster Posey should have been called out stealing in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS.

RHP Santiago Casilla has been pitching with pain in his right knee. How much, the Giants didn't realize until a ground ball to the right side of the infield in the eighth inning Wednesday forced the reliever to have to cover first base.

The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Chase Utley and Ryan Howard homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-2 Tuesday night.

In the aftermath of Tuesday evening's 6-2 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies , questions continued to surround Tim Lincecum .

For the second straight start, Tim Lincecum was knocked around. And for the second straight night, the Giants couldn't overcome a rough outing from their starter.