San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum eyes his third straight victory on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. With the division locked up, Bruce Bochy is giving the former ace a chance to earn his first such streak of this season, one that's gone poorly with a 10-14 record.
Arizona will put Josh Collmenter (4-3) on the mound to open the series, and it'll be his first start since July.
The Diamondbacks stand 5.5 games back of the second wild card spot in the National League, but with 10 games remaining in the regular season, manager Kirk Gibson's team is riding on mathematical hope that is quickly dwindling.
Arizona Diamondbacks
1. Adam Eaton, CF
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Justin Upton, RF
4. Miguel Montero, C
5. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
6. Jason Kubel, LF
7. Ryan Wheeler, 3B
8. John McDonald, SS
9. Josh Collmenter, P
San Francisco Giants
1. Angel Pagan, CF
2. Marco Scutaro, 2B
3. Pablo Sandoval, 3B
4. Buster Posey, 1B
5. Hunter Pence, RF
6. Hector Sanchez, C
7. Gregor Blanco, LF
8. Brandon Crawford, SS
9. Tim Lincecum, P
This post originally appeared on SB Nation Bay Area.