Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum missed introductions before World Series opener while vomiting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is helped into the team's dugout during the eighth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Royals defeated the Giants 7-2 to tie the series at 1-1 games. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (The Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum missed the pregame introductions before the World Series opener because he was vomiting.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner did not line up with his teammates on the third-base side of the field at Kauffman Stadium before the Giants' 7-1 win Tuesday night.
"My trainer, Dave Groeschner, he said he got sick about a half hour before the game and he was throwing up," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday. "He rebounded very well. He was OK to pitch."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bochy wasn't sure whether the issue was cause by food.
"I don't know if he knows," he said. "He was down in the bullpen, I think, the second inning."
Linecum pitched his second career no-hitter against San Diego on June 25 but struggled after the All-Star break and was dropped from the rotation in late August. He hasn't pitched at all since the regular-season finale on Sept. 28.