The San Francisco Giants were hoping Tim Lincecum had found the form that made him a two-time Cy Young Award winner. Instead, he looked more like the pitcher who struggled mightily this year.

Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, underwent arthroscopic hip surgery Sept. 3. He didn't pitch after June 27 because of degenerative hips and went 7-4 with a 4.13 ERA in 15 starts.

Tim Lincecum returned to the mound for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday and threw 1⅔ scoreless innings of relief. However, he left the game with tightness in his lower back and is day to day.

Tim Lincecum made a winning return to the majors and restarted his career after nearly a year away with six sharp innings and several ovations to lead the Angels over the Athletics.

Tim Lincecum returned to the mound for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday and threw 1⅔ scoreless innings of relief. However, he left the game with tightness in his lower back and is day to day.

Tim Lincecum, who is trying to catch on with a team after dealing with hip issues in recent years, threw 41 pitches for scouts from nearly every MLB team on Friday.

A disastrous fifth inning doomed the Giants in San Francisco's 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon at ...