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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Tim Lincecum made his season debut in relief
and scored the go-ahead run on Randy Winn’s sixth-inning sacrifice
fly to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers
2-1.
With the win, the Giants avoided their first 0-and-3 start since
1984.
The Dodgers announced less than 20 minutes before game time that
Hong-Chih Kuo (hong chee kwoh) would start on the mound in place of
Chad Billingsley due to the threat of inclement weather.
The Giants followed suit, giving the ball to Merkin Valdez who
worked the first two innings without giving up a hit.
The rain came in the third inning and the game was halted in the
Giants fifth with the score tied at one. The delay lasted an hour
and 14 minutes.
Lincecum got the win, allowing a run on four hits over four
innings with four walks with four strikeouts. Brian Wilson got four
outs for the save.
Esteban Loaiza (loh-EYE’-zuh) shouldered the loss.
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