Posted on April 25, 2009 by Andrew Flynn
Lincecum Back on Track – First Win, and 25:1 K:BB Ratio
Tim Lincecum got his first win of the season, hurling eight one-run innings in a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday night. Finally. Lincecum may have been slightly better in his last start, but he finally got the run support to secure his first victory. The only run Lincecum gave up scored on an RBI single by Doug Davis. Otherwise, Lincecum was dominant, scattering five hits while striking out 12 and walking just one. He has 25 strikeouts to just one walk over his last two starts. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner shut down the Diamondbacks for the second time in less than a week, allowing one run and five hits in eight innings. Lincecum (1-1) got a no-decision last Saturday in San Francisco, striking out 13 over eight shutout innings in a 2-0 loss to Arizona. A lot of people were worried about the young right after he went just three innings in his first start and posted a 7.86 ERA after two starts. But he hasn’t allowed a run in his last two starts spanning 16 innings and has whiffed 25 in that span. Oh yeah, he worked his ERA down to 2.96. It seems Lincecum has started to begin his defense of the NL Cy Young. Continue to start the strikeout whiz in all Fantasy formats. His next scheduled start is for Wednesday against the Dodgers. Lincecum was 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in two outings (one start) against the Dodgers last season. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)