Lincecum walked two batters ahead of Carlos Correa’s three-run homer in the first inning Tuesday night and failed to make it out of the fifth inning of a 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros in Angel Stadium. The Angels signed Tim Lincecum hoping the two-time Cy Young Award winner would help stabilize their injury-ravaged rotation, but the veteran right-hander has provided little relief in two of three starts. “My fastball command was pretty terrible, and I didn’t get a chance to establish the zone and work around that,” Lincecum said. Correa walked in the fifth and later scored on Gonzalez’s squeeze bunt for a 5-1 lead. Lincecum, the former San Francisco Giants star who spent the winter recovering from left hip surgery before signing in May, was charged with five earned runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings, striking out seven and walking four.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 29, 2016 06:00 UTC