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Tim Lincecum’s first loss of the year came via a debated balk call that pushed home the go-ahead run. Chris Iannetta, who replaced the injured Troy Tulowitzki in the first, scored on that seventh-inning balk by Lincecum that led the Colorado Rockies past the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday. With Iannetta at third base with one out in the seventh inning, Giants catcher Bengie Molina appeared to ask for a timeout with Yorvit Torrealba at the plate. But plate umpire Gary Darling called a balk on Lincecum to score Iannetta for the go-ahead run.

Lincecum (4-1) also allowed Iannetta’s solo home run and an RBI double to Garrett Atkins, but was efficient and got many quick outs the rest of the way. He was tagged for season highs of eight hits and three earned runs, matched his season low with four strikeouts and walked one in seven innings. Lincecum, who also had his third hit in his first eight at-bats with a second-inning single, had allowed only four earned runs over his initial five starts.

Lincecum hadn’t given up a homer in eight starts since Ryan Braun of Milwaukee connected last Aug. 26. The good news is that Lincecum didn’t have a meltdown after the balk and should survive one close loss. His scoreless streak ended at 16 1/3 innings. Continue to start Lincecum in all Fantasy formats. His next scheduled start is for Sunday against the Phillies. (CBS Sports)

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