San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum had the game of his young career Sunday, throwing 7 shutout innings against the rival Diamondbacks to win his 3rd game. In a promising change from previous starts, Lincecum did not walk a batter, gave up only 3 hits, and threw less than 100 pitches. The only extra base hit Lincecum gave up, a double off the bat of SS Stephen Drew, was really just a high pop-up to shallow center field that Giants fielders couldn't quite get a bead on.
Lincecum, who has been given many different nicknames by the Giants fan base including Franchise and The Nun (because you can't hit that!), struck out a career-high 12 Diamondback batters, 2 better than his game at Houston on May 17.
With Johan Santana, Chris Carpenter, and Ben Sheets in the major league rotation and Lincecum, Rich Hill, and Matt Garza in the minors, the rotation of the Frostbite Falls Flying Squirrels promises to be very good in the near future.
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