Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum escaped what appeared to be a serious injury with only a bruised left knee in his final spring start. Now, he hopes he won't miss his first outing of the regular season, scheduled for Thursday at Arizona. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner left Friday night's 4-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics after going down writhing in pain when he was hit on the inside of his knee by a grounder from Daric Barton in the fourth inning. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=340328126&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-san-francisco-giants
