RHP Tim Lincecum is a candidate to take Matt Shoemaker's place in the starting rotation.

RHP Tim Lincecum (2-6, 9.16 ERA) cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to the Angels' Triple-A Salt Lake affiliate.Lincecum, 32, was designated for assignment Saturday and had more than $800,000 remaining on his contract, according to the Los Angeles Times.Over nine starts with the Angels, Lincecum lasted just 38 1/3 innings and posted the second-worst ERA among major league pitchers with at least that many innings pitched. In his last start, the right-hander allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks with a strikeout in a 3 1/3-inning loss Friday against the Mariners.

Tim Lincecum, a two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City.Lincecum, 32, was designated for assignment Saturday and had more than $800,000 remaining on his contract, according to the Los Angeles Times.Over nine starts with the Angels, Lincecum was 2-6 with a 9.16 ERA over 38 1/3 innings -- the second-worst ERA among major league pitchers with at least that many innings pitched.In his last start, the right-hander allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks with a strikeout in a 3 1/3-inning loss Friday against the Seattle Mariners.Lincecum made four consecutive All-Star teams from 2008 to 2011 with the San Francisco Giants and helped the team win World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.He was 108-83 with a 3.61 ERA in 269 games (261 starts) over nine seasons with the Giants. The team opted not to re-sign him as a free agent in the fall of 2015.Lincecum underwent arthroscopic hip surgery in September and held a showcase throwing session for scouts in Arizona in early May.Los Angeles signed Lincecum to a one-year deal worth nearly $2 million on May 20.

RHP Tim Lincecum's comeback is in limbo after he was designated for assignment Saturday afternoon. He endured a six-run first inning Friday night when his season ERA ballooned to 9.16 after nine starts in his comeback attempt. Lincecum said after Friday's game that he felt he was making progress. "Where Tim is now," manager Mike Scioscia said, "and where he needs to be, there's a big gap there."

RHP Tim Lincecum had another rough outing Friday, although he came out of it on a high note. Lincecum got tagged for seven hits and six runs in Friday's first inning before he settled down to throw 2 1/3 scoreless innings before coming out with a season ERA of 9.16. Lincecum called it a "step in the right direction," while manager Mike Scioscia didn't shoot down the possibility that he'll get another shot to start.

RHP Tim Lincecum will start Friday against the Mariners. Lincecum is coming off a loss in his last start, during which he had a season-worst six walks. He is 1-1 with a 5.91 ERA in two career starts against the Mariners, including one at Safeco Field. Lincecum grew up in Bellevue, Wash., located 12 miles from the Seattle ballpark.

RHP Tim Lincecum gave up four runs and five hits in five-plus innings Friday, getting the loss against Boston. Lincecum's biggest problem was his lack of control -- he walked a season-high six batters. "The first probably 30 or 40 pitches that Tim threw, I thought it was pretty obvious," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He had a lot of problems with his delivery, his release point, couldn't get the fastball in the zone where he wanted to. Later on he did have some stretches where he looked like he was in sync and made some much better pitches. But all in all, I think it's safe to say some things plagued him."

RHP Tim Lincecum will start Friday's game against the Red Sox. Lincecum is coming off his worst start since joining the Angels on June 18, as he gave up eight earned runs in just 1 1/3 innings against Houston on Sunday. He hasn't fared any better against the Red Sox in his career, going 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in two career starts, his last start against them coming in 2013 at Fenway Park while a member of the Giants.

RHP Tim Lincecum worked a season-low 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits including three home runs. The runs allowed also represented a season high for Lincecum, who was making his seventh start with the Angels. Prior to Sunday, Lincecum was 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA in four career starts at Minute Maid Park.

RHP Tim Lincecum gave up five runs (three earned) on nine hits and two walks in five innings Tuesday against the Rangers, but it was good enough for his second win of the season. "I just wasn't consistent in my delivery," Lincecum said. "I feel like it's a mechanical thing I'm going back to again. I'm trying to make some tinkers here and there. I thought I found something in Baltimore, but I guess I'm still working with that as well."

RHP Tim Lincecum could be pitching with his career on the line Tuesday night when he faced the Rangers. Since earning a 7-1 victory over the Athletics in his season debut June 18, Lincecum has allowed 17 runs and 34 hits in 17 2/3 innings covering four starts, and he has failed to last longer than 5 2/3 innings during any single appearance. Lincecum, a two-time winner of the National League Cy Young Award and a three-time World Series champion with the Giants, signed with the Angels on May 20 after undergoing hip surgery in September.

RHP Tim Lincecum was tagged for 10 hits and five runs in 4 2/3 innings, struggling in his fourth start with the Angels. He got four of his first five outs by strikeouts, finishing with six, but got to 105 pitches without finishing the fifth.

RHP Tim Lincecum failed to last five innings for his second consecutive start Tuesday against the Astros. Lincecum gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. He struggled early, walking two batters in the first inning before yielding a three-run homer to SS Carlos Correa. Lincecum is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts with the Angels since signing May 20. "He just couldn't repeat his delivery or repeat pitches enough to give himself a chance," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I thought he spun the ball better, and his breaking pitches were better. His fastball command got better as the game went on, but obviously the first inning, two walks and falling behind to Correa 2-0, he got behind pretty quick."

RHP Tim Lincecum will start Tuesday's game against the Astros. It'll be Lincecum's first start against a team other than the Oakland A's, against whom he went 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA, since being signed by the Angels on May 20. Lincecum pitched well against the Astros while playing for the Giants, going 5-0 with a 0.99 ERA in nine starts.

RHP Tim Lincecum lasted just three innings in his start Thursday against the A's. The two-time Cy Young award winner beat the A's in his last start when he gave up just one run and four hits in six innings, his first start in a year following hip surgery. But he got tagged Thursday, particularly in the second inning, when he gave up four runs and six hits, including a three-run homer by Marcus Semien. In all, Lincecum gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks. He struck out two. "I just don't know if he got into as many good counts tonight, he was working for every strike and got into some deep counts," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "You look at the hits, nine baserunners in three innings and it looks ugly, but I don't know if it was quite that bad."

RHP Tim Lincecum, who pitched six innings in his Angels debut on Saturday, responded well on Sunday to his first major-league start in nearly a year. "Tim feels good," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's still pumped up. He said he still has adrenaline. He came out of it fine."

RHP Tim Lincecum, who pitched six innings in his Angels debut on Saturday, responded well to his first major-league start in nearly a year. "Tim feels good," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday. "He's still pumped up. He said he still has adrenaline. He came out of it fine. I think he felt good about everything he did. He should. He pitched a good game."

RHP Tim Lincecum made a triumphant return to the major leagues Saturday in his debut for the Los Angeles Angels. Lincecum gave up one run on four hits over six innings in a 7-1 victory against the Oakland A's at the Oakland Coliseum. He struck out two, walked two and threw 98 pitches. Lincecum appeared in a big league game for the first time since June 27 last season when he started against Colorado in his ninth and final year with the San Francisco Giants. The Coliseum crowd of 25,078 included dozens of fans wearing Giants jerseys with Lincecum's name and No. 55 on the back. When Lincecum took the mound in the bottom of the first inning, he received a loud ovation with many of the fans standing. He received loud ovations after completing each of his six innings. "It was pretty incredible," Lincecum said. "I wasn't expecting that, but they came out today and they showed their support. It's nice obviously being here close to where I started, having the Bay Area fans here. It definitely made... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tim Lincecum made a triumphant return to the major leagues Saturday in his debut for the Los Angeles Angels, pitching six strong innings in a 7-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics.Lincecum, who won back-to-back Cy Young award with San Francisco in 2008-09, gave up one run on four hits, struck out two, walked two and threw 98 pitches.Lincecum appeared in a big league game for the first time since last June 27, when he started against Colorado in his ninth and final year with the Giants.The Oakland Coliseum crowd of 25,078 included dozens of fans wearing San Francisco jerseys with Lincecum's name and No. 55 on the back. When Lincecum took the mound in the bottom of the first inning, he received a loud ovation with many of the fans standing. He received loud ovations after completing each of his six innings.Mike Trout went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and three RBIs for Los Angeles.Indians 13, White Sox 2CLEVELAND -- Tyler Naquin had three hits, including a home... [More]

RHP Tim Lincecum worked out with his new teammates on Friday in Oakland and will be activated from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday and make his first major league start in nearly a year. "It was a long time coming, but I worked really hard and I had a team that recognized that hard work," Lincecum said. "So here we are." Lincecum made three starts for Triple-A Salt Lake. On Sunday, he allowed one hit and struck out eight in seven innings in his final Triple-A outing. Lincecum had season-ending left hip surgery on Sept. 3, his ninth with the San Francisco Giants. He became a free agent on Nov. 2 then signed an incentive-laden contract on May 20 with the Angels covering the rest of this season.