TIM LINCECUM and BENGIE MOLINA pretty much had their respective ways with the Western Division leading Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday evening in Phoenix...LINCECUM went 7 1/3 innings, striking out 7, while giving up six hits and walking 3 Diamondbacks. LINCECUM is proving to be the Giants stopper, as he won for the fifth time after a Giants loss. His record is now 7-1 ("Your kingdom for a balk...")...Each strikeout by LINCECUM gets fans $1 off their bleacher seats next time he pitches. So, 7 K's, seven bucks off the normal $27 dollar ticket... Meanwhile, back in MOLINA-land, Bengie,coming off being named National League Player of the week with an average of .652 (15 for 23,) smacked another home-run to put the Giants ahead for good. It was his fifth of the year. His other hit was a plain, ordinary single...JOSE CASTILLO has been showing some pop recently and his defense has improved markedly, slugged a solo shot to deep center...BRIAN WILSON had an unusual 1-2-3 inning. Though his ERA is over 5.00, much of it has come on three bad games early in the season and in early May...Two more with the 'Backs and home to face cellar-dwelling San Diego May 30 to June 1st...Good reading and Good Rootin'! May 27th, 2008.
Keywords: Bengie Molina, Giants., Tim Lincecum
