‘Disappointing’ loss as magic has vanished

Tim Lincecum didn't wait for Bruce Bochy to take the ball fromhim. The Giants' ace reached out to themanager before he had finished his last stride onto the mound andmade a very conspicuous handoff. Then Lincecum walked to the dugoutwith his chin drooping toward his chest, while the bulk of the Giants' sellout crowd rose to offera polite, almost parental, ovation. Lincecum knew he had failed his team. The lack of run supportdidn't excuse a thing, not this time. He had just allowedback-to-back doubles and given the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead with noone out in the sixth inning. He surrendered a total of nine hitsSaturday, including a home run and four doubles, in what wouldbecome a 7-2 defeat that emptied all but a few grains from the Giants' 2011 hourglass.