Tim Lincecum has followed up a rough 2012 season with a poor spring.
He has a 10.97 ERA in the exhibition season. He missed a pair of starts with a blister on his middle finger.
Lincecum gave up five runs on six hits and three walks against the Athletics on Saturday.
"Some good moments," Lincecum said, "and some pretty bad ones. Letting batters get away and not finishing guys off. That's a little rough. Outside of that, I had the strikeouts. Stuff was moving around pretty well. It just goes back to location."
The righty is hopeful that things will be better by the regular season.
"Once I get there," Lincecum said, "which I don't feel like I'm too far off, with the pitch counts getting up as well. It should just kind of coincide and my timing should be good."