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SAN DIEGO – Tim Lincecum struck discover 13 and held the San Diego Padres to digit run and threesome hits in heptad innings to advance the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 get Wednesday night.

Lincecum mitt with an 8-1 advance after seven. Closer Brian Wilson, activated from the 15-day disabled itemize before the game, pitched the ordinal in a non-save situation, allowing threesome runs on digit infield singles and a walk.

The Padres prefabricated it engrossing in the ninth. After Jeremy Afield relieved Wilson, Chase Headley impact a two-run threefold over center cricketer Andres Torres' head. Ramon Ramirez came on with the bases unexploded and digit outs and got Rob President to fly discover to center, earning his prototypal save of the season.

The defending World Series endorse Giants won for just the ordinal instance in sextet games.

Lincecum struck discover 10 or more for the 27th time, attachment Jason Stemmed for the second-most by a Giants pitcher since 1900. Christy Mathewson did it 28 times. Lincecum, the NL strikeout leader the terminal threesome seasons, has finished it quaternary nowadays against the Padres, every at Petco Park. His occupation high is 15.

Baffling the Padres with sliders, splitters and fastballs, The Freak struck discover every San Diego regular eliminate Nick Hundley, who impact a unaccompanied bingle into the ordinal embellish in mitt earth with digit discover in the third, his first. Lincecum struck discover Brad Hawpe threesome times.

Lincecum (1-1) didn't achievement a batter and mitt with an 8-1 advance after seven. He was the hard-luck unfortunate in the season-opener weekday period at Los Angeles, when he allowed an honorary run in a 2-1 defeat.

The Giants' 3-4-5 hitters, Aubrey Huff, Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval, had threesome hits apiece. Posey impact a two-run bingle and a two-run single, while Huff had a unify of run-scoring doubles and an RBI single.

The Giants gave Lincecum a 3-0 advance in the first. Freddy Sanchez impact a one-out manifold to right-center and Huff brought him in with a threefold to right. Posey followed with his prototypal bingle of the season, to mitt on a 3-1 movement from Tim Stauffer (0-1).

The Giants chased Stauffer in the fifth, digit batters after he allowed Huff's RBI threefold to left-center. San Francisco batted around in the ordinal and added quaternary runs against San Diego's bullpen. Huff impact a bases-loaded infield single, Posey followed with a two-run azygos to correct and Sandoval's RBI impact to right.

Stauffer allowed quaternary runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings, walked digit and struck discover one.

NOTES: Lincecum is 6-3 with a 2.03 ERA in 14 occupation starts against San Diego. ... The Giants are soured Thursday, then endeavor their bag person weekday afternoon against St. Louis. ... Padres lefty reliever Joe Thatcher, on the DL with a unnatural mitt shoulder, had a setback and won't garner up a ball for the incoming quaternary or fivesome days. ... Padres champion Mat Latos, on the DL with a painful correct shoulder, threw a bullpen. He's expected to rejoin the turning for a series against metropolis that starts weekday night.

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