San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Live Streaming

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9:40 pm EDT Thu May 20, 2010

The San Francisco Giants matched a franchise worst with six home runs allowed while giving up a season-high 13 runs in their series opener at Arizona. But even the Diamondbacks know a repeat performance Thursday night would be far-fetched, because unbeaten ace Tim Lincecum will be on the mound attempting to steady the Giants and notch his sixth win. San Francisco arrived in Phoenix with a 3.01 ERA that ranked fourth in the majors, but the Diamondbacks homered early and often in their 13-1 victory Wednesday night, including Kelly Johnson’s NL-leading 12th and two from Adam LaRoche. The six home runs allowed by the Giants were twice as many as Lincecum has given up in eight starts. The two-time reigning NL Cy Young winner has not allowed a homer in nine career outings against Arizona, going 5-1 with a 1.87 ERA and racking up 82 strikeouts in 67 1-3 innings. Diamondbacks slugger Mark Reynolds is 2 for 16 with 10 strikeouts against Lincecum, while Chris Young has gone 2 for 27 with 10 strikeouts.

Lincecum is again pitching like one of the league’s best, and even a season-high five walks couldn’t stop him from dominating Houston on Saturday, when he gave up one run and four hits in eight innings of a 2-1 win. It only ended in victory after closer Brian Wilson stranded the bases loaded in the ninth. The bullpen had blown a lead in each of Lincecum’s previous three starts. Arizona’s Rodrigo Lopez could match Lincecum if he pitches like he did Saturday at Atlanta. The right-hander allowed one run and seven hits in eight innings of an 11-1 win. Lopez’s longest outing of the season and Ian Kennedy’s eight-inning effort Wednesday were both important for the Diamondbacks, whose bullpen has been by far the worst in the majors. Arizona relievers have a 7.90 ERA, nearly two runs worse than any other club - a big reason the team is in last place in the NL West.