SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim Lincecum trailed for all of two innings, then held down the Chicago Cubs' dangerous lineup. Lincecum increased his National League-leading strikeout total to 122 with eight Ks in six innings and also singled in a run and scored, helping the San Francisco Giants salvage a four-game split with an 8-3 win over the Cubs Thursday.
Pinch-hitter Rich Aurilia hit a three-run homer in the seventh for some key insurance, his seventh home run and third
career pinch-hit homer. He hadn't had a pinch-hit homer since June 12, 2003, at the Chicago White Sox during his first stint with San Francisco.
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he Cubs will be in St. Louis tonight. The Cubs will be sending Carlos Zambrano against Braden Looper in the opener of a three-game series.
