Lincecum, Cain, Wilson, Vogelsong Giants' All-Stars
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July 3, 2011
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Mychael Urban
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The Giants won the 2010 World Series on the strength of their supremely gifted and balanced pitching staff, which has shouldered even more of a load this season in keeping the club near or at the top of the National League West standings.
The defending world champions' reliance on their arms will be fittingly reflected at Chase Field in Phoenix when the 2011 NL All-Stars line up for pre-game introductions Tuesday, July 12.
Closer Brian Wilson and starters Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Ryan Vogelsong were named to the squad Sunday.
San Francisco skipper Bruce Bochy, whose team's appearance in the Fall Classic came with the honor of guiding and helping to select the players for this year's Midsummer Classic, used three of his discretionary selections to add Lincecum, Cain and Vogelsong to the NL roster, and Wilson earned a spot via the players' ballot.
Wilson, 29, is tied for the big-league lead in saves (24) through Saturday and will be making his third trip to the All-Star Game.
Lincecum, 27, is 6-6 with a 3.04 ERA and sits third among NL pitchers with 122 strikeouts; the two-time Cy Young award winner is now a four-time All-Star.
Cain, 26, is 7-4 with a 3.02 ERA and was on the disabled list the only other time he's been named an All-Star, in 2009. If Cain pitches for the Giants next Sunday, he'll be allowed to participate in all things All-Star with the exception of the game.
Vogelsong, 33, is 6-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 14 games (12 starts) since being called up from Triple-A Fresno to replace injured Barry Zito. A former Giants farmhand who hadn't won in the majors since 2006 before re-joining the Giants, he's one of the best feel-good stories of the season across the majors.
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