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Bumgarner struck out seven, walked two and gave up seven hits. He's now given up four earned in three of his last four starts, but he's had some brutal spots during that stretch (at Arizona, vs. St. Louis). Bumgarner should have no problem bouncing back in a home matchup with the Cubs next time out.

Baggarly notes that Sabean also wouldn't rule out the possibility, either. The Giants have $80 million invested in next year's payroll and have nothing to gain by signing Cabrera when his value is at its highest. The 27-year-old is making $6 million in his final year of arbitration.

Lincecum met with Giants head trainer Dave Groeschner, manager Bruce Bochy and GM Brian Sabean after Friday's start, and all three concluded that there's nothing physically wrong with him. Lincecum's velocity was reportedly in the 91.8 mph range on Friday, which is significantly higher than what is was over his first nine starts. Still, he gave up six runs over 5 2/3 innings and holds a 6.41 ERA over his first 10 starts this year.

The struggles continue. Lincecum allowed just one run over the first five innings (a solo homer by Giancarlo Stanton) before unraveling in his final inning of work, the big blow of which was a three-run homer by Chris Coghlan. He has now allowed at least four runs in four straight starts and owns an ugly 6.41 ERA through his first 10 starts this year. He'll look for improvement next week against the Diamondbacks.

It was Cabrera's fourth home run of the year, and his 23 RBI. The 27-year-old has been completely locked in at the plate over his last seven games, and is now slugging .542 with a .951 OPS in 46 games this season.

Sandoval is slowly increasing baseball activities after undergoing surgery earlier this month to repair a fractured left hamate bone. While he has begun swinging a bat, including tee work, Giants manager Bruce Bochy says he's still a couple of weeks away.

Theriot didn't start Thursday because Bochy thought he might be tired after a long flight from Arizona, where he was working out in extended spring training. He will be in the lineup Friday, and it sounds like he'll play ahead of the struggling Emmanuel Burriss most days. "We need another bat in the lineup," Bochy said. "He's a proven hitter. ... What's going to be important for us is getting production everywhere."