Giants' Tim Lincecum quiets Blue Jays to end losing streak
Tim Lincecum ended a three-start losing streak, Andres Torres hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants beat Melky Cabrera and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
1
San Francisco Giants
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Torres homered to center (411 feet), H Pence scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
E Encarnacion homered to center (446 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 1-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
E Encarnacion grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
E Encarnacion batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Bautista flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
J Bautista batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
M Cabrera flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 9: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
M Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
M Izturis singled to left.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
M Izturis batting
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Play Result 1-2
S Romo relieved J Affeldt.
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Start Inning 1-2
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-2
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Lineup Change 1-2
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End Inning 1-2
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
B Posey fouled out to first.
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Gregor BlancoCF7
Marco Scutaro2B19
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Andres TorresLF56
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Tim LincecumP44
Substitutes
Joaquin Arias3B1
Nick NoonanPH76
Jeremy AffeldtP41
Sergio RomoP54
TOR
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion3B23
Adam A Lind1B
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Colby RasmusCF28
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Munenori KawasakiSS66
Josh JohnsonP55
Substitutes
Mark DeRosa2B16
Rajai DavisPH18
Neil WagnerP71
Maicer IzturisSS13
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