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By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Though Cy Young candidate Tim Lincecum didn't get the complete game he's been longing to accomplish, he did notch his 16th win with a career-high 8 1/3 innings. He got all the runs he needed in a five-run third, highlighted by a three-run homer from catcher Bengie Molina.
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Series at a glance:
ARI
Arizona (71-72)
Lost 4 		San Francisco 6, Arizona 2   SF
San Francisco (63-80)
Won 3
September 8, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Arizona
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   2 7 0
San Francisco
 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 X   6 12 1
Standings thru 9/8/08  |  Recap: ARI | SF  |  Gameday  |  Diamondbacks stats  |  Giants stats
ArizonaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Drew, SS4000011.283
Young, CF4010011.244
Dunn, 1B4110031.242
Jackson, LF4110001.293
Reynolds, 3B3020110.244
Montero, C3000012.267
  c-D'Antona, PH1001001.214
Upton, RF4010022.244
Ojeda, A, 2B2010101.246
Petit, P1000001.000
  Rosales, P0000000.000
  a-Salazar, PH1000010.217
  Buckner, P0000000.000
  Peguero, P0000000.000
  b-Tracy, PH1000001.269
  Slaten, P0000000.000
Totals3227121012 

a-Struck out for Rosales in the 5th. b-Grounded into a double play for Peguero in the 8th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Montero in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Young (41, Lincecum), Jackson (28, Lincecum).
TB: Young 2; Dunn; Jackson 2; Reynolds 2; Upton; Ojeda, A.
RBI: D'Antona (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jackson; Upton.
GIDP: Ojeda, A; Tracy.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Drew-Dunn, Drew-Ojeda, A-Dunn).
 
San FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, LF3111210.225
Winn, RF4120104.312
Sandoval, P, 1B4111002.358
Molina, B, C4223001.287
Aurilia, 3B4011000.279
Rowand, CF4020001.275
Burriss, 2B3120001.283
  Ochoa, 2B1000010.222
Vizquel, SS3000102.192
Lincecum, P4010002.177
  Hinshaw, P0000000.000
  Romo, P0000000.000
Totals3461264213 

BATTING
2B: Winn (34, Buckner), Molina, B (30, Peguero).
HR: Molina, B (12, 3rd inning off Petit, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Roberts; Winn 3; Sandoval, P; Molina, B 6; Aurilia; Rowand 2; Burriss 2; Lincecum.
RBI: Sandoval, P (14), Molina, B 3 (82), Roberts (5), Aurilia (45).
2-out RBI: Roberts.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lincecum; Winn 2; Sandoval, P.
GIDP: Burriss; Rowand.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Burriss (13, 2nd base off Petit/Montero).

FIELDING
E: Hinshaw (1, missed catch).
DP: 2 (Vizquel-Sandoval, P, Vizquel-Ochoa-Sandoval, P).
 
ArizonaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Petit (L, 3-5)2.28553014.09
Rosales 1.10000004.00
Buckner 2.02000103.46
Peguero 1.02110104.32
Slaten 1.00001004.26
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lincecum (W, 16-3)8.17212902.54
Hinshaw 0.10000003.79
Romo 0.10000102.88

WP: Lincecum.
IBB: Vizquel (by Petit).
Pitches-strikes: Petit 64-39, Rosales 14-9, Buckner 28-17, Peguero 14-11, Slaten 12-8, Lincecum 127-82, Hinshaw 4-3, Romo 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Petit 2-6, Rosales 1-3, Buckner 3-2, Peguero 2-0, Slaten 1-2, Lincecum 8-8, Hinshaw 1-0, Romo 0-0.
Batters faced: Petit 19, Rosales 4, Buckner 7, Peguero 4, Slaten 4, Lincecum 32, Hinshaw 1, Romo 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Rosales 3-0, Hinshaw 3-2, Romo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 60 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 30,252.
September 8, 2008

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