Darren Ford arrived from Double-A in the second inning following a delayed flight and missed connection. Then, he got thrown right into a tie game and a pennant race in his major league debut.

Tim Lincecum's downward spiral is taking San Francisco's playoff hopes along for the ride.

Charlie Manuel scoffed at the notion of second place. So did Phillies stars Jimmy Rollins and Roy Oswalt.

The San Francisco Giants have had so much trouble beating the San Diego Padres that it took a heady play and a fortunate bounce to pull out an extra-inning win.

Tim Lincecum outpitched Roy Oswalt in a matchup of National League aces, and the San Francisco Giants managed just enough offense for a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Washington Nationals' prospect Stephen Strasburg is set to make the most celebrated major league pitching debut in years.

Even without overpowering stuff, Ubaldo Jimenez is tough to beat.

Tim Lincecum hoped to avoid another hairy start. So the Giants ace with the long locks told himself this was just like any outing in June or July.

Lincecum ready for arbitration hearing