Lincecum tries to find freak mode in Oakland

<(sports network)="" -="" san="" francisco="" giants="" ace="" tim="" lincecum="" hasn't="" won="" in="" each="" of="" his="" last="" three="" starts,="" going="" 0-1="" with="" an="" uncharacteristic="" 9.39="" era="" in="" that="" span.="" a="" matchup="" with="" the="" oakland="" athletics="" tonight="" in="" the="" opener="" of="" a="" three-="" game="" interleague="" set="" at="" the="" coliseum="" could="" be="" exactly="" what="" lincecum="">(sports>< lincecum="" was="" shelled="" for="" seven="" runs="" and="" seven="" hits="" in="" just="" four="" innings="" in="" saturday's="" 10-2="" drubbing="" at="" the="" hands="" of="" the="" cincinnati="" reds.="" the="" two-time="" nl="" cy="" young="" award="" recipient="" has="" been="" reached="" for="" 16="" runs="" over="" his="" three-game="" winless="" drought="" and="" fell="" to="" 5-5="" in="" 14="" starts="" while="" raising="" his="" earned="" run="" average="" from="" 2.85="" to="" 3.41.="" the="" right-hander="" has="" enjoyed="" pitching="" against="" the="" athletics,="" going="" 5-0="" with="" a="" 1.17="" era="" in="" six="" starts,="" and="" beat="" them="" back="" on="" may="" 21="" at="" atamp;t="" park.="" in="" the="" 3-0="" win="" by="" the="" bay,="" lincecum="" tossed="" a="" three-hit="" shutout="" and="" struck="" out="" six="" batters="" without="" issuing="" a="" walk.="" he="" will="" make="" his="" third="" career="" start="" at="" the="" coliseum,="" where="" he="" is="" 2-0="" with="" a="" microscopic="" 0.56="" era="" lifetime.="" san="" francisco="" is="" coming="" off="" thursday's="" 3-2="" loss="" in="" 10="" innings="" at="" arizona="" in="" which="" santiago="" casilla="" allowed="" justin="" upton's="" game-winning="" home="" run="" in="" the="" bottom="" of="" the="" 10th.="" ryan="" vogelsong="" started="" for="" the="" giants="" and="" allowed="" the="" first="" two="" runs="" on="" six="" hits="" over="" six="" innings="" for="" the="" no-decision.="" the="" defending="" world="" series="" champions="" reached="" the="" scoreboard="" in="" the="" fifth="" inning,="" when="" cody="" ross="" scored="" on="" a="" throwing="" error,="" and="" later="" tied="" the="" game="" on="" pat="" burrell's="" sacrifice="" fly="" in="" the="" top="" of="" the="" ninth.="" ross="" ended="" with="" two="" hits="" for="" the="" giants,="" who="" were="" gunning="" for="" a="" three-game="" sweep="" of="" the="" diamondbacks="" and="" had="" a="" three-game="" winning="" streak="" stopped.="" san="" francisco="" is="" 1="" 1/2="" games="" ahead="" of="" arizona="" for="" the="" nl="" west="" lead="" and="" is="" still="" 10-5="" in="" the="" past="" 15="" games.="" "with="" all="" we've="" been="" through,="" i="" like="" the="" way="" we're="" playing,"="" giants="" manager="" bruce="" bochy="" said="" after="" his="" club="" saw="" a="" five-game="" winning="" streak="" against="" the="" d'backs="" come="" to="" an="" end.="" "and="" that's="" a="" tough="" stretch="" we="" had="" to="" go="" through."="" giants="" closer="" brian="" wilson="" is="" riding="" a="" 14="" 1/3="" scoreless="" innings="" streak,="" going="" 1-0="" with="" eight="" saves="" in="" that="" 13-game="" stretch.="" ross="" is="" batting="" .327="" this="" month="" with="" eight="" rbi,="" nine="" runs="" and="" 17="" hits,="" including="" nine="" doubles.="" huff="" is="" hitting="" .302="" with="" two="" doubles,="" four="" home="" runs="" and="" 12="" rbi="" in="" his="" last="" 15="" games.="" oakland="" has="" won="" two="" in="" a="" row="" since="" losing="" three="" straight="" and="" 13="" of="" 14="" games,="" and="" is="" coming="" off="" back-to-back="" victories="" over="" the="" kansas="" city="" royals.="" after="" losing="" the="" opener="" of="" the="" three-game="" series,="" oakland="" responded="" with="" a="" 2-1="" win="" on="" wednesday="" and="" an="" 8-4="" victory="" thursday="" afternoon.="" hideki="" matsui="" homered="" and="" jemile="" weeks="" collected="" two="" hits="" and="" three="" rbi="" for="" oakland,="" which="" is="" a="" mere="" 3-11="" this="" month="" and="" got="" two="" hits="" apiece="" from="" coco="" crisp,="" scott="" sizemore="" and="" kurt="" suzuki.="" sizemore="" scored="" three="" times="" in="" the="" win,="" while="" matsui's="" home="" run="" was="" the="" 499th="" of="" his="" professional="" career="" between="" the="" major="" leagues="" and="" the="" japanese="" professional="" league.="" gio="" gonzalez="" struck="" out="" 10="" batters="" over="" six="" innings="" and="" allowed="" two="" runs="" on="" five="" hits="" and="" two="" walks="" for="" the="" win="" (6-5).="" gonzalez="" also="" showed="" no="" signs="" of="" battling="" a="" cold.="" "i="" wasn't="" feeling="" too="" good.="" i="" was="" under="" the="" weather,"="" gonzalez="" admitted.="" "i="" was="" battling="" a="" lot,="" but="" with="" the="" help="" of="" all="" our="" position="" players,="" i="" did="" my="" best="" to="" keep="" us="" in="" the="" game="" as="" long="" as="" possible."="" a's="" youngster="" graham="" godfrey="" will="" make="" his="" second="" major="" league="" appearance="" tonight="" and="" debuted="" last="" friday="" in="" a="" 7-5="" win="" over="" the="" chicago="" white="" sox="" at="" u.s.="" cellular="" field.="" godfrey,="" a="" right-hander,="" lasted="" 4="" 1/3="" innings="" and="" gave="" up="" five="" runs="" and="" nine="" hits="" in="" the="" no-decision.="" godfrey="" will="" make="" his="" first="" start="" at="" the="" coliseum.="" "he="" had="" to="" work="" through="" that="" trepidation="" a="" little="" bit="" and="" was="" a="" little="" out="" of="" sorts="" for="" awhile,="" but="" came="" back="" and="" made="" the="" adjustments="" and="" gave="" us="" a="" chance="" to="" win="" a="" game,"="" a's="" manager="" bob="" melvin="" said.="" "that's="" all="" you="" can="" ask="" from="" a="" guy="" who's="" making="" his="" first="" start.="" i="" think="" that="" it's="" much="" more="" comfortable="" his="" next="" time="" out="" and="" we="" look="" for="" him="" to="" build="" off="" of="" that."="" san="" francisco="" swept="" a="" three-game="" series="" versus="" oakland="" from="" may="" 20-22="" this="" season="" at="" atamp;t="" park="" and="" has="" won="" six="" straight="" in="" the="" series.="" the="" giants="" are="" 13-4="" in="" the="" previous="" 17="" matchups="" between="" the="" two="" ballclubs.="" the="" a's,="" of="" course,="" swept="" the="" giants="" to="" win="" the="" 1989="" world="" series="" and="" are="" 136-115="" against="" the="" national="" league.="" san="" francisco="" owns="" a="" 116-111="" mark="" in="" interleague="" play./="">