Come on, Lincecum

Tim Lincecum's struggles continued for a second start. The 2008 National League Cy Young winner struggled with three walks and ten hits allowed in a 6-1 drubbing by San Diego.

“Right now there’s a little more negatives on my side than usual,” Lincecum said. “I’ve just got to go down and take a look at what’s going on and figure something out.”

Chase Headley homered for the second straight day and Luis Rodriguez had two sacrifice flies for San Diego, which finished with 13 hits.

Lincecum had been dominant in his previous eight starts against the Padres, going 3-1 with a microscopic 0.95 ERA.

“He hasn’t gotten into his good groove yet,” San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. “His fastball command is not sharp and that’s what is hurting him. As good as he is, he really needs to do that.”

You have to wonder if Lincecum's illness this spring, coupled with mediocre spring stuff, is contributing to his slow start. The Giants' ace saw Padres right hander Chris Young work seven strong innings with seven strikeouts for his second win.