Young comes through late and lifts Arizona

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chris Young hit a two-run double in the ninth and Doug Davis pitched eight shutout innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Saturday.

Davis scattered eight hits and struck out six while pitching out of trouble all afternoon to earn his first win since Aug. 29, 2008.

Chad Qualls worked the ninth for his second save in three opportunities.

Young struck out twice against San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum, but jumped on a fastball from closer Brian Wilson and lined it down the left-field line for a double to drive in pinch-runner Eric Byrnes and Mark Reynolds.

The runs snapped a 20-inning scoreless streak for Arizona.

Lincecum also pitched eight shutout innings and matched his career high with 13 strikeouts but remains winless in three starts this season.

The 2008 NL Cy Young winner, who had been bothered by a stomach ailment the past few days, allowed five hits and only two runners past first base. He didn’t walk a batter in his most impressive start of the year.

In his first two outings, Lincecum gave up seven runs and 14 hits in 8 1-3 innings.

Lincecum struck out Conor Jackson three times and got Reynolds and Young twice each.

With no run support from his teammates, however, Lincecum failed to get his first win of 2009 and the Giants lost for the seventh time in eight games.

The Diamondbacks, who were stymied most of the afternoon, got going once Lincecum left the game.

Chad Tracy drew a one-out walk off Jeremy Affeldt and Reynolds followed with a single off Wilson. Byrnes pinch-ran for Tracy before Young’s double to left helped end the Diamondbacks’ two-game losing streak.

Davis methodically kept the Giants off balance, pitching out of jams with runners in scoring positions in six of the eight innings he worked.

San Francisco got a runner to third twice and had four others reach second but Davis worked out of trouble each time.

Qualls came in to pitch the ninth and struck out Fred Lewis, Aaron Rowand and Travis Ishikawa.

Notes:@ Lincecum has now struck out at least 10 batters 12 times during his career. … Before the game the Giants ran a picture tribute on their outfield scoreboard memorializing the 103rd anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.