SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 (UPI) -- Tim Lincecum ran his unbeaten streak to 13 starts Thursday and drove in a run as well, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3.
Lincecum (10-1) was staked to a 5-0 lead through two innings and wound up lasting six frames, giving up three runs on seven hits while striking out eight. His only loss this season came April 29.
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The Giants produced four runs in the second, when Lincecum singled home Jose Castillo and then scored on a triple by Fred Lewis. Rich Aurilia added a three-run homer in the seventh.
The loss went to Sean Gallagher (3-4), who surrendered five runs on four hits in five innings.
San Francisco and Chicago split a four-game series.
