Cy Young - Game Win Streak Snapped In 2 - 1 Loss

By BETH HARRIS

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES Tim Lincecum within the pile seriously isn't enough to have San Francisco a victory, in particular if the Giants are using the competing Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The two-time NL Cy Young Award one who did that could only do and so much, together with his team once more faltering to make reasonable operate support.

The Giants lost 2-1 Tuesday night, nipping their eight-game succeeding streak and going down a further sport behind Atlanta as well as St. Louis throughout the NL wild cards race. They piste this Braves by five plus the Cardinals by way of two with eight game titles that will play.

"It affects a lot, just simply with the rotate we would happen to be on," Lincecum said. "This could arranged us returning somewhat bit. We've just simply reached pray to get a miracle."

Clayton Kershaw won his or her 20th activity plus improved that will 5-0 versus San Francisco.

Four of those victories followed versus Lincecum, along with Kershaw making it possible for one gained run around those people games. That came on a great eighth-inning homer by Chris Stewart.

"It's frustrating, obviously," Lincecum said. "But when you're facing a working man of that ranking who's having a 12 months such as this, you have for being on the game. Every run counts, and so you cannot continue now there as well as allow your ex boyfriend a two-run cause and also kind of put the actual tennis ball throughout his or her the courtroom that can put his feet decrease since this individual does let that happen a new lot. And it's actually not just in opposition to us."

Lincecum (13-13) lengthy his career-high reduction total, giving up a pair of runs along with nine hits throughout eight innings. He struck out and about personal training in addition to strolled three. The right-hander bought a couple of as well as fewer owns regarding assistance pertaining to your 20th time period around his or her 32 starts.

"We've just reached discover a solution to purchase a work and also two with regard to him," Giants director Bruce Bochy said. "The benefits aren't now there regarding Timmy, but if you ever glimpse at their numbers, he is possessing a different fantastic year. That's exactly why they've picked up two (Cy Youngs) already. He's merely happen to be about the brief finish of these well-pitched games."

His losses notwithstanding, Lincecum relishes the actual matchups with Kershaw, whom turned this Dodgers' initial 20-game successful throughout 21 years.

"There's no dreary instant in the game. He tends to maintain your video games close, these days everyday it seems," Lincecum said. "You of course don't attempt to obtain trapped for the reason that and obtain very distressed throughout that. I experimented with to perform the very best job I may possibly plus they seemed to be simply better, which is certainly hard to help say. I'd rather see my own felony do better against him when compared with what exactly is been going on."

Linceum droped to 0-3 which has a 1.82 ERA with his five matchups using Kershaw that season.

"Timmy have an awesome job, too, and keep this game close sufficient for all of us to be able to win," Bochy said. "We had our probabilities along with had the suitable individuals up, nevertheless it didn't quite happen. We just simply couldn't find this significant hit."

Kershaw (20-5) given his only a pair of taking walks after Stewart's one-out homer. Kenley Jansen relieved him, striking out and about pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval plus Carlos Beltran on the known as lastly punch to end the inning.

Javy Guerra pitched that ninth to be able to acquire his / her 19th save throughout 20 chances.

Beltran singled around his first a couple at-bats after entering the action hitless in nine employment at-bats alongside Kershaw.

"He has superb stuff. Plus he or she brings around 95 and he has self-assurance inside almost every pitch," Beltran said. "He throws one particular slider at 88 and someone else 84, along with some sort of changeup plus a curveball. So he's a guy exactly who combinations his pitches very well that is certainly precisely why he has been also been thus successful."

Jerry Sands homered leading away from the other inning to support the particular Dodgers acquire his or her next within a row and switch per game on top of .500 for any beginer considering that April 29 next to San Diego. James Loney's RBI sole using two outs inside the first gave these people a 1-0 lead.

The Dodgers picked out down baserunners three times, with Kershaw needed twice. He identified off Beltran to end the 1st and subsequently got Justin Christian, giving Kershaw eight pickoffs which will leads the particular NL.

NOTES: Kershaw is definitely this 16th 20-game one who did that in Dodgers' history. . The Dodgers improved upon in order to 23-20 within one-run games, including some sort of 16-7 mark at home. . Beltran snapped a strong 0 with regard to nine ability with his profession against Kershaw using singles inside his first a pair of at-bats. . At 23, Kershaw grew to be the second-youngest 20-game winner inside Dodgers' track record powering Martinez, who has been 22 with 1990. . Kemp was picked out by way of his teammates when champion connected with the particular Roy Campanella Award, presented into the Dodgers person who seem to greatest exemplifies that heart and authority from the the later part of Hall connected with Fame catcher. . Lincecum dropped to 0-3 that has a 1.82 ERA in his several matchups with Kershaw this specific season.

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September 21, 2011 02:46 AM EDT