Goldschmidt BM468039

Tim Lincecum pitched seven shutout innings in the matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants on July 11, 2014. With Lincecum out of the game, and down to their last three outs, the Diamondbacks came up to bat in the top of the ninth inning against Jeremy Affeldt. David Peralto lined out to center for the first out of the inning. This baseball was used for Paul Goldschmidt’s at-bat. On the second pitch of the at-bat, a 95.4 MPH fastball, Goldschmidt hit a ground ball up the middle to center fielder Gregor Blanco. This single was Goldschmidt’s 477th hit of his career. This baseball and Jeremy Affeldt were both removed from the game, as the Giants brought in Juan Gutierrez to finish the game. The final two Diamondbacks batters were unsuccessful, as Miguel Montero lined out, and Mark Trumbo grounded out to end the game. The Diamondbacks lost 5-0, and fell to last place, 13 games behind the first place Giants.