Tim Lincecum Has the Audacity to Allow One Run, Giants Lose 2-1

SMH

All tuckered out from their 30 hits and 19 runs yesterday, the Giants only bothered getting three hits against the over-5.00-ERA-owning Ryan Dempster. Tim Lincecum threw another excellent game but laughably gave up two hits IN A ROW and that was all she wrote.

The Giants made it briefly interesting, tying it up in the top of the ninth inning and loading the bases with one out, but Cody Ross grounded into a "Tejada Special" and the Cubbies got the walkoff win against Sergio Romo. Naturally.

So, the win streak snaps at seven, but at least the Diamondbacks lost today, keeping San Francisco 2.5 games in first place. I feared this would happen, but I do believe the Giants used up every last bit of their offense for this road trip during the doubleheader. Gonna be a long, long next few days if tonight was any indication.

Exasperated sigh.

- Bill