Baggarly: Lincecum angry after loss

Lesson one. We’re never late…when throwing to the plate.

Lincecum didn’t appear to make a single mistake in the eighth inning, but a two-run lead still evaporated on his watch after a series of eerily familiar bloops, seeing-eye grounders and infield choppers.

Third baseman Pablo Sandoval, however, could be faulted for a major error in judgment. He fielded a chopper on the infield grass and caused 10,000 groans when he failed to throw home as Chone Figgins scored the tiebreaking run.

The Giants were swept in the three-game interleague series, Lincecum lost for the first time since April 12, and he was testy about it.

“I’m not in the greatest mood right now,” said Lincecum, who had been 6-0 in his previous 11 starts. “What can you learn from it? I don’t know. In that situation, a quarter-inch can make the difference in the game. “... A hit is a hit whether it’s a line drive or not. But I’m still (ticked) I gave up as many as I did.”