By Steven II
On Saturday April 20th,
Tim Lincecum made his fourth start of season and was coming into the game 1-0
with a staggering 5.62 ERA. But on that day, we saw the vintage Tim Lincecum. He
struck out eight batters, surrendered only four hits while walked 2 batters and
got his second win of the season. It was his longest scoreless outing since
last July 14. And guess who was behind the plate catching for Timmy, yes MVP
Buster Posey. Much speculation has been made over these two young superstars
the past year. Rumors had it that they didn’t see eye to eye. Regardless of the
reasons for that, Lincecum and Posey worked in such perfect harmony Saturday
night that there’s little doubt we will see these two pair up again soon.
As for the bullpen, it was another stellar performance. Jose
Mijares entered for Lincecum in the seventh and retired pinch hitter Mark
Kotsay on a fly ball to strand two runners. Then, Santiago Casilla induced an
inning-ending double play after walking his first batter in the eighth, and Sergio
Romo shut things down for his eighth save. That was no small thing, as Romo was
coming off a five-day layoff.
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