Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Tare da Giants kawai suna buƙatar farawa huɗu don wasan kwaikwayo, an yi amfani da Lincecum a matsayin mai ba da taimako a cikin postseason. A Wasan 2 na NLDS da Cincinnati Reds, Lincecum ya jefa innings biyu, duk da cewa Giants za su rasa 9<unk>0. Ya karɓi nasara a Wasan 4 na NLDS, yana jefa innings na taimako kuma yana ba da izinin gudu ɗaya kawai yayin da Giants suka ci 8<unk>3 don tilasta yanke hukunci Game 5, wanda kuma za su ci nasara. Bayan da Lincecum ya jefa kwallaye biyu ba tare da nasara ba a wasan 1 na
NLCS da Cardinals, Bochy ya yanke shawarar ba shi farawa a wasa na 4. Lincecum ya ba da gudummawar gudu huɗu a cikin innings, yana shan asara a cikin shan kashi na 8 zuwa 3 na San Francisco. Wannan asarar ta sanya Giants ta yi wasa uku zuwa ɗaya a cikin jerin, amma sun ci wasanni uku masu zuwa, suna ci gaba zuwa Wasannin Duniya a karo na biyu a cikin shekaru uku. A Wasan 1 na Wasannin Duniya, Lincecum ya sauƙaƙe Barry Zito tare da fitarwa biyu a cikin inning na shida, yana fitar da na ƙarshe kuma ya jefa ƙarin innings biyu ba tare da ci ba yayin da Giants suka ci Detroit Tigers da ci 8<unk>3. Lincecum ya sauƙaƙe Ryan Vogelsong tare da fitarwa biyu a cikin inning na shida na Wasan 3, sake jefa innings ba tare da ci ba, a wannan lokacin a nasarar 2 <unk> 0. Giants sun shafe jerin don taken su na biyu a cikin yanayi uku.