HOUSTON — Giants ace Tim Lincecum left in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game against Houston after he was struck in the right knee by a line drive.
Lincecum allowed only one hit and struck out seven through 4 1/3 innings. He left after Brad Ausmus drove a 3-1 pitch back to the mound. Lincecum was taken for X-rays, which manager Bruce Bochy said were negative. He added the right-hander will be re-evaluated today.
Footnotes.
The Dodgers activated infielder Nomar Garciaparra (knee) from the disabled list and placed center fielder Andruw Jones on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 10, with a sore knee.
• The Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd (7-10, 4.53 ERA) from Cleveland in exchange for a player to be named or cash.
• White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin is day to day with a sore left forearm — the result of getting hit by a pitch from Boston’s Josh Beckett on Monday.
• Twins catcher Joe Mauer sat out Minnesota’s game against the Yankees with a stiff neck.
• The Padres placed right-hander Bryan Corey on the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring.
• The Tigers signed right-hander Freddy Garcia, who has been out of the majors since June 2007, to a minor-league contract and promoted left-hander Dontrelle Willis from Single-A Lakeland (Fla.) to Triple-A Toledo (Ohio).
The Associated Press
