Giants 2, Dodgers 1
Brian Bocock holds up the ball after tagging out Juan Pierre to end the game. (Harry How/Getty)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Tim Lincecum's first 24 Major League appearances were as a starter, but you wouldn't know it after the young ace tossed four impressive innings in relief to give the Giants their first victory of the 2008 season and salvage the finale of a three-game series against the rival Dodgers.
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San Francisco
(1-2)
Won 1
San Francisco 2, LA Dodgers 1
Today's Boxes 4/2/08
KC 4, DET 0
MIL 8, CHC 2
BOS 5, OAK 0
ATL 10, PIT 2
CLE 7, CWS 2
BAL 9, TB 6
TOR 5, NYY 2
WSH 1, PHI 0
CIN 6, ARI 5
NYM 13, FLA 0
LAA 1, MIN 0
STL 8, COL 3
HOU 9, SD 6
SEA 4, TEX 1
LA Dodgers
(2-1)
Lost 1
April 2, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Francisco
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
7
1
LA Dodgers
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
2
Standings thru 4/2/08  | Recap: SF | LAD  | Gameday  | Giants stats  | Dodgers stats
San Francisco
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Velez , 2B
4
0
1
0
1
0
4
.500
Aurilia , 1B
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
.091
Winn , RF
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
.182
Molina, B , C
5
0
1
0
0
0
5
.231
Rowand , CF
3
0
0
1
0
1
3
.400
Castillo, Jo , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
2
.273
Davis, R , LF
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
.250
b-Lewis, F , PH-LF
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.000
Bocock , SS
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
.125
Valdez, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Taschner , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Durham , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.143
Lincecum , P
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
c-Ortmeier , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Walker, T , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Wilson, Br , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
33
2
7
2
4
8
24
a-Struck out for Taschner in the 4th. b-Struck out for Davis, R in the 5th. c-Popped out for Lincecum in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Castillo, Jo (1, Troncoso).TB : Velez; Winn; Molina, B; Castillo, Jo 3; Davis, R;
Lincecum.RBI : Rowand (1), Winn (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rowand; Velez 4; Lewis,
F; Molina, B.SAC : Valdez, M.SF : Rowand; Winn.Team RISP : 1-for-11.Team LOB :
11. BASERUNNING SB : Velez (1, 2nd base off Kuo/Martin), Davis, R (1, 2nd base off Troncoso/Martin).
FIELDING E : Aurilia (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Bocock-Velez-Aurilia, Molina, B-Bocock).
LA Dodgers
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Furcal , SS
4
0
0
0
1
2
3
.385
Martin , C
3
1
0
0
1
3
4
.000
Ethier , LF
3
0
0
0
1
3
1
.250
Kent , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.300
Jones, An , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.200
Loney , 1B
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
.556
Kemp , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
5
.100
DeWitt , 3B
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.556
Kuo , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Young, D , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
Troncoso , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Billingsley , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Loaiza , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Sweeney , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.500
Proctor , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
c-Pierre , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
Totals
31
1
6
1
5
11
21
a-Grounded out for Kuo in the 3rd. b-Struck out for Loaiza in the 7th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Proctor in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Loney (1, Lincecum), DeWitt (1, Lincecum), Jones, An (1, Walker, T).TB : Jones, An
2; Loney 3; DeWitt 4.RBI : Loney (1).2-out RBI : Loney.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Furcal; Kemp 2; Martin 3.SAC : Loaiza.GIDP : Jones, An.Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team
LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Martin (1, 2nd base off Lincecum/Molina, B).CS : Pierre
(1, 2nd base by Wilson, Br/Molina, B). FIELDING E : Furcal (1, missed catch), Ethier (1, fielding).
LA Dodgers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Kuo
3.0
1
0
0
3
3
0
0.00
Troncoso
1.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
Billingsley
0.1
2
1
1
0
0
0
27.00
Loaiza (L, 0-1)
2.2
2
1
1
1
2
0
3.38
Proctor
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
WP : Taschner, Lincecum.IBB : Loney (by Walker, T).Pitches-strikes : Valdez, M 25-17, Taschner
12-10, Lincecum 84-53, Walker, T 18-10, Wilson, Br 15-9, Kuo 56-33, Troncoso 19-12, Billingsley 20-12, Loaiza 43-28, Proctor
20-11.Groundouts-flyouts : Valdez, M 0-2, Taschner 2-0, Lincecum 5-2, Walker, T 0-1, Wilson, Br 3-0, Kuo 5-1, Troncoso
0-0, Billingsley 0-2, Loaiza 2-3, Proctor 0-3.Batters faced : Valdez, M 6, Taschner 4, Lincecum 19, Walker, T 4,
Wilson, Br 4, Kuo 14, Troncoso 5, Billingsley 4, Loaiza 11, Proctor 6.Inherited runners-scored : Wilson, Br 2-0,
Loaiza 2-0.Umpires : HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Jerry Layne.Weather : 56 degrees,
cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:11 (1:14 delay).Att : 43,217.April 2, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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