Chris Haft - MLB.com
Rich Aurilia homered to generate Thursday night's only meaningful offense while Tim Lincecum pitched 6 1/3 impressive innings to help the Giants outlast the San Diego Padres, 1-0.
The Giants completed a two-game sweep of San Diego to finish 4-3 on their three-city trip. San Francisco is 4-1 this season against the Padres, who posted a 14-4 record against them last year, including 8-1 at PETCO Park.
San Francisco moved only two runners as far as second base in the first six innings against San Diego starter Chris Young (1-2), who struck out 10. But with one out in the seventh inning, Aurilia shattered a scoreless tie by driving a high 3-2 fastball into the left-field seats. Not only was it Aurilia's first homer of the season, but it also was the first run he has scored this year. It also was the first homer by a San Francisco corner infielder.
Lincecum (4-0) struck out nine while extending his streak of scoreless innings to 16 2/3, longest in the Major Leagues this year. The right-hander, who allowed four hits and walked five, left the game after yielding pinch-hitter Tony Clark's one-out single in the seventh inning with Tadahito Iguchi on first base. Jack Taschner relieved Lincecum and walked Brian Giles, the first batter he faced, to load the bases. But Taschner retired pinch-hitter Scott Hairston and Adrian Gonzalez to end the threat. Taschner has stranded all 12 baserunners he has inherited this year.
Vinnie Chulk pitched the eighth inning and Brian Wilson notched his seventh save in eight chances to preserve the Giants' third shutout.
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