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Tim Lincecum slips during delivery, eats it

Published May. 14, 2015 11:18 p.m. ET

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By Matt Birch

Tim Lincecum tried so hard to strike out Marlon Byrd on Thursday night that he lost his footing and hurled a wild pitch toward home plate that no hitter would have considered swinging at.

With a runner on second base, and a 3-2 count on Byrd, Lincecum was looking for a strikeout. However, things didn’t turn out exactly how he had hoped.

Lincecum has a violent windup and unorthodox delivery, so it’s important that he plants his right foot when hurling the ball toward home plate.

When the Giants pitcher delivered the 3-2 pitch to Byrd in the fourth inning of Thursday night’s game, he lost his footing and slipped off the rubber. This was the result.

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It was Lincecum’s third time slipping off the rubber in this game.

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