 Complete the following phrase:  With the Giants only needing four starters for the playoffs, Lincecum was used as a relief pitcher in the postseason. In Game 2 of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds, Lincecum threw two shutout innings, though the Giants would lose 90. He picked up the win in Game 4 of the NLDS, throwing innings of relief and allowing just one run as the Giants won 83 to force a deciding Game 5, which they would also win. After Lincecum pitched two hitless innings in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Cardinals, Bochy decided to give him the start in Game 4. Lincecum gave up four runs in innings, taking the loss in San Franciscos 83 defeat. That loss put the Giants down three games to one in the series, but they won the next three games, advancing to the 