
Tim Lincecum's fastball averages about 89 mph this season, down from 93-95 mph when he won consecutive NL Cy Young Awards in 2008 and '09. Lincecum pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep. ''He really had a good rhythm, good pace today and set the tone,'' San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. Nori Aoki and Joe Panik hit consecutive first-inning home runs off Jered Weaver (0-4), the first time the Giants opened a game with consecutive home runs since Chuck Hiller and Duke Snider against St. Louis off Bob Gibson on May 27, 1964, according to STATS.
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