Tim Lincecum had a tough time summing up his successful first half when a disappointing finish to his final start before the break was still so fresh. "That leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, of course," he said. Lincecum carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and won his fourth straight start, baffling San Diego with his nasty changeup and a curveball nearly as impressive in the San Francisco Giants' 9-3 victory over the Padres on Thursday night.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 4/10	SD	SF 3 at SD 7	W: Hill L: Zito
Sat 4/11	SD	SF 3 at SD 6	W: Peavy L: Sanchez
Sun 4/12	SD	SF 1 at SD 6	W: Young L: Lincecum
Tue 4/21	SF	SD 3 at SF 8	W: Cain L: Peavy
Wed 4/22	SF	SD 0 at SF 1	W: Wilson L: Moreno
Tue 5/19	SD	SF 1 at SD 2	W: Young L: Zito
Wed 5/20	SD	SF 1 at SD 2	W: Gaudin L: Sanchez
Thu 5/21	SD	SF 2 at SD 3	W: Bell L: Wilson
Thu 7/9	SF	SD 3 at SF 9	W: Lincecum L: Geer
Fri 7/10	SF	SD 0 at SF 8	W: Sanchez L: Banks
Sat 7/11	SF	SD 1 at SF 2	W: Miller L: Stauffer
Sun 7/12	SF	SD 10 at SF 4	W: Correia L: Zito
Mon 9/7	SF	SD 4 at SF 9	W: Penny L: Richard
Tue 9/8	SF	SD 4 at SF 3	W: Gregerson L: Affeldt
Wed 9/9	SF	SD 4 at SF 2	W: LeBlanc L: Zito
Fri 10/2	SD	SF 7 at SD 2	W: Medders L: Correia
Sat 10/3	SD	SF 0 at SD 2	W: LeBlanc L: Cain
Sun 10/4	SD	SF 4 at SD 3	W: Affeldt L: Webb

Box Scores

Padres (35 - 50) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets		Giants (47 - 38) Season Stats | Roster | Tickets
Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. E Cabrera, SS 3 0 0 0 1 2. T Gwynn, CF 4 1 1 0 0 3. A Gonzalez, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 4. K Kouzmanoff, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 5. C Headley, LF 4 0 0 1 0 6. W Venable, RF 3 0 0 0 1 7. E Alfonzo, C 3 0 0 0 1 8. L Rodriguez, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 9. J Geer, P 1 0 0 0 0 9. L Perdomo, P 1 0 0 0 0 9. E Gonzalez, PH 0 0 0 1 1 9. L Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. C Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 3 3 5		Lineup Name AB R H RBI BB 1. R Winn, CF-LF 5 0 1 1 0 2. N Schierholtz, RF 5 1 2 1 0 3. P Sandoval, 3B 5 1 2 2 0 4. B Molina, C 4 1 1 2 0 5. J Bowker, LF 3 0 0 0 1 5. B Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 6. E Renteria, SS 3 1 0 0 1 7. T Ishikawa, 1B 4 1 3 1 0 8. J Uribe, 2B 3 2 2 2 1 9. T Lincecum, P 3 1 1 0 0 9. S Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. J Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 9. A Torres, PH-CF 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 9 12 9 3
Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* J Geer (L, 1-4) 4.2 7 6 6 0 4 5.79 L Perdomo 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 3.77 L Gregerson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3.47 C Meredith 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 4.29		Pitcher Name IP H R ER BB K ERA* T Lincecum (W, 10-2) 6.2 3 3 3 4 8 2.33 S Romo (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 J Affeldt (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1.34 B Howry 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.48
* = Season Stat
BATTING		BATTING 2B: P Sandoval (24) HR: B Molina (11), T Ishikawa (7), J Uribe (4)

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Player News

Padres Adrian Gonzalez (SD) News: It would take a knockout offer to entice the Padres to trade Adrian Gonzalez this offseason, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 8, 2009) Henry Blanco (SD) News: Blanco has filed for free agency, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 6, 2009) Brian Giles (SD) News: Giles (knee) has filed for free agency, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. Nov 6, 2009)

Giants Bengie Molina (SF) News: According to the San Jose Mercury News, the chances of Bengie Molina returning to the Giants are not looking promising.  (Fanball - Tue. Nov 10, 2009) Emmanuel Burriss (SF) News: Giants recalled Burriss from Triple-A Fresno and placed him on the 60-day disabled list Tuesday.  (STATS - Tue. Nov 10, 2009) Bengie Molina (SF) News: The Giants are open to bringing Molina, a Type-A free agent, back for a one-year contract, the San Jose Mercury News reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 10, 2009)