By Jeremy Kahn

Tim Lincecum is slowly returning to his old form, and he must thank the San Diego Padres for being so nice.

Lincecum, who threw a no-hitter against the Padres on June 25, following that up by 6.1 innings pitched, allowing one run on three hits, walking four and striking out six and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Padres 5-3 at Petco Park.

It was the eighth win of the season for Lincecum, and his third against the Padres, raising his lifetime against them to 16-6 since joining the Giants in May of 2007.

Lincecum saw his scoreless inning streak end at 23.1 innings, when Brooks Conrad hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning that ended Lincecum’s afternoon.

Brandon Belt drove in two runs, while Hunter Pence extended his hitting streak to 11 games, as he picked up three hits on the same day he was named as a reserve for the National League All-Star team for the third time in his career.

Joe Panik and Michael Morse each drove in a run for the Giants, who took two out of three from the Padres.

Jeremy Affeldt, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla combined with Lincecum on a four-hitter, with Casilla picking up his third save of the season.