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Reno • After a shaky start, two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum pitched well Tuesday in his second outing with the Salt Lake Bees.
In a lopsided 11-2 loss at Reno, Lincecum went five innings. He allowed four runs two earned on three hits. He struck out six, walked two, retired 14 of the final 15 batters he faced and threw 95 pitches, including 59 strikes.
In front of 10,185 fan at Great Nevada Park, the Aces scored four runs in the first inning, with the help of two Salt Lake errors and two walks.
"I put myself in a hole but bounced back and made better pitches," Lincecum told reporters after the game. "… It helped when I hit my spots a little better."
After hip surgery in September, Lincecum signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on May 20.
Following the loss to Reno, he told a crowd of media members he would make one more Triple-A start before joining the Angels. That will likely come Sunday, when the Bees play in Fresno. If not, Lincecum would probably make a start in Salt Lake, since the Bees open an eight-game homestand Monday night.
"I've had some good innings here and some bad innings," he said. "But I'm treating this like my spring training and trying to take it as positive as I can."
In Reno's first inning, Mike Freeman reached on an error by Bees' shortstop Ryan Jackson. After Todd Glaesmann flied out, Lincecum walked Peter O'Brien and Socrates Brito to load the bases.
Kyle Jensen followed with a two-run single. Zach Borenstein made it 3-0 with another RBI single. The Aces scored their final run when Borenstein stole second and Salt Lake catcher Erik Katz was charged with a throwing error. Jensen raced home on the play.
In all, Lincecum threw 41 pitches in the first inning as many has he threw in the second, third and fourth.
Reno owned a 4-2 lead when Lincecum left after five innings. The Aces quickly broke the game open with two runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh.
Kaleb Cowart homered for Salt Lake.
PCL standings
American North W L Pct. GB
Iowa (Cubs) 29 27 .518
Okla. City (Dodgers) 28 27 .509
Colo. Springs (Brewers) 26 28 .481 2
Omaha (Royals) 27 30 .474 2½
American South W L Pct. GB
Nashville (Athletics) 36 22 .621
Round Rock (Rangers) 30 26 .536 5
New Orleans (Marlins) 26 31 .456 9½
Memphis (Cardinals) 23 33 .411 12
Pacific North W L Pct. GB
Tacoma (Mariners) 34 24 .586
Reno (Diamondbacks) 30 28 .517 4
Fresno (Astros) 25 32 .439 8½
Sacramento (Giants) 24 35 .407 10½
Pacific South W L Pct. GB
El Paso (Padres) 35 23 .603
Las Vegas (Mets) 31 27 .534 4
Salt Lake (Angels) 27 30 .474 7½
Albuquerque (Rockies) 25 33 .431 10
Tuesday's games
New Orleans 11, Colorado Springs 2
Nashville 13, Omaha 4
Iowa 6, Memphis 5
Fresno 7, El Paso 1
Reno 11, Salt Lake 2
Las Vegas 13, Tacoma 2
Oklahoma City at Round Rock, late
Albuquerque at Sacramento, late
Wednesday's games
No games scheduled