Not even the sight of the A's could cure Tim Lincecum'slingering ills Friday night. The Giants ace, who had dominatedOakland in six previous starts, was beaten 5-2 by the host A's. Itwas his fourth consecutive start without a victory. Even though he pitched a bit better than in his previous threeoutings, Lincecum's June swoon continued. He hasn't won since May27 and has lost his past two starts. He has allowed 18 earned runsin his past 21 1/3 innings (7.59 ERA).