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San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum Left Game 2 Due To Back Tightness

By Ed Carroll

Aug 23, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy (R) removes Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum (55) from the game against the Washington Nationals in the third inning at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 23, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy (R) removes Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum (55) from the game against the Washington Nationals in the third inning at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tim Lincecum made his first appearance in the MLB postseason for the San Francisco Giants in Game Two of the World Series last night and pitched well, but was forced to leave the game early when his back tightness flared up again.

Right-hander Tim Lincecum was one of the few bright spots for the San Francisco Giants in their World Series Game Two loss to the Kansas City Royals, as he struck out two and didn’t allow a base runner for 1.2 innings, helping to stop the bleeding by the Giants after a disastrous sixth inning in which the Royals scored five runs, and San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy used four different pitchers (including starting pitcher Jake Peavy). Unfortunately, Lincecum was removed with a strike left in the game with back tightness.

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Lincecum is primarily a starting pitcher, but lost his spot in the rotation late this season, and hadn’t pitched at all in the postseason due to a sore lower back. He left with two outs in the eighth inning, bouncing his final pitch to Royals catcher Salvador Perez before exiting the game:

Santiago Castilla finished the at bat, and threw only one pitch as Lincecum left with a 2-2 count. Castilla struck Perez out swinging.

Lincecum is considered day-to-day for the rest of the Series, but it’s certainly concerning for Bochy, who could now be down effectively two relievers between Lincecum and rookie Hunter Strickland, who imploded in the fateful sixth inning and then lost his cool following a home run by Royals second baseman Omar Infante.

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