Lincecum outpitches Ubaldo..

[Upton]

Darren Ford arrived from Double-A in the second inning following a delayed flight and missed connection. Then, he got thrown right into a tie game and a pennant race in his major-league debut.

Manager Bruce Bochy gambled with a speedy yet nervous rookie -- and it paid off, for ace Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants.

Ford entered as a pinch-runner and scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning, helping Lincecum end a career-worst five-start skid in a 2-1 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night.

"I knew it would be bang-bang," Bochy said. "I'll say this, the kid didn't hesitate. He can fly. That's a great call-up. He comes up and helps us win the game. He showed no fear up there."

Ubaldo Jimenez (17-6) was denied in his fifth attempt at a franchise-record 18th win. He lost his third straight start and fourth consecutive decision dating to a win over San Francisco on Aug. 4.


ttp://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20100901_COL@SF

Big win for Lincecum and the Giants. And though Jimenez pitched well, it just wasn't good enough. It's now been almost a full month since the once unbeatable Ubaldo picked up a victory..

[joeybee12]

1. Just remember, I voted for Timmeh...I said he was due...n/t

[Upton]

2. You were right...

check out Lincecum's line for last night:

IP: 8
H: 5
ER: 1
BB: 1
K: 9

That looks more like the old Tim. The Giants still have to be concerned about his loss of velocity though. He's dropped almost 3 MPH on average off his fastball since 2008...

[El Supremo]

3. Not quite.

Timmy: 5 hits, 9 strikeouts, pulled in 9th.

Jimenez: 4 hits, 10 strikeouts, complete game. Lost because of a throwing error by Olivo.

[Upton]

4. Quite..

first, lets not get caught up with this "complete game" BS...Ubaldo pitched 8 innings, just like Lincecum. And while he may have allowed 1 less hit, he also walked 2 more guys, one of whom, in the form of the PR, came around to score the winning run.

Tough loss for Ubaldo and the Rockies, but after what happened Monday night, you sure shouldn't be complaining..

[trumad]

6. Your headline is BS.

He didn't out pitch him.

[Auggie]

5. Both pitched outstanding games

I caught the last three innings