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He left in the sixth inning as San Francisco defeated Baltimore 6-3. "Timmy is fine," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "There were no problems there. He worked hard, and those guys made him work. It was a gutty effort. He has that ability to turn it up a notch when it's needed. He had some big strikeouts." The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was struck by Miguel Tejada's shot, which turned into a groundout that ended the sixth. "It just skimmed my shoulder," Lincecum said. "I didn't see the ball coming back at me. It was hit pretty well, and it just kind of ricocheted off me. I was more shocked than anything. I really didn't know what to do, so I kind of just sat there, then thought, 'OK, I'm fine, I can get up now.' " |
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum struck out 10 batters before leaving Wednesday's start against the Orioles after taking a line-drive to the shoulder.