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Struggles out west continue
Braves Giants Basebal Heal WEB
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, right, gets a fist bump from teammate Pablo Sandoval as Lincecum is pulled from the game during the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves on Monday in San Francisco. The Giants won 4-2 - photo by Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum regularly finds ways to keep the Atlanta Braves off-balance. On Monday night, he worked quickly through the Atlanta order on the way to his best outing of the year, striking out 11 in the Braves' 4-2 loss to the Giants. They have dropped four in a row to the Giants and eight of 10 dating to last season.