Tim Lincecum retires 21 straight batters to help Giants beat A's again

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  1. truebluefan

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    The shadows were creeping in around home plate. As if Tim Lincecum wasn't dominating enough Saturday, the rare mid-afternoon start forced hitters to find the ball from his hand atop the mound, through the sunlight and into darkness, at times seemingly making pitches vanish.

    One by one, hitters also disappeared.

    Lincecum pitched a three-hitter in one of the most spectacular outings of his already brilliant career, and the San Francisco Giants beat the cross-bay rival Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310521126&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-san-francisco-giants
     
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    great game, timmy was on, he hit 96 mph in the 9th inning, good to see him get his velocity back this year, i see him nabbing his 3rd cy young at this rate
     

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