Honored, then rocked

These are terrible times for Tim Lincecum, who had struggled to get into a game before Saturday night and then got hammered, which surely will fuel speculation that he could be excluded from any postseason rosters.

In light of his predicament, Lincecum admitted to mixed emotions after a 10-minute pregame ceremony on the Portwalk to unveil a plaque commemorating his June 25 no-hitter against the Padres.

Many of Lincecum’s teammates stood behind Lincecum during the ceremony. His catcher that day and most days, Hector Sanchez, stood front and center with the 30-year-old right-hander.

“It's pretty special,” Lincecum said. “It's nice to be able to go back and look at that day in the midst of everything and having everyone there. It's nice to be able to remember something like that.

“Every day is a good day to move forward and improve, and I think I’m looking at this time to do that. I’m trying to stay positive.”

Which had to be tough after the Dodgers rocked him for five runs in three innings.

The plaque is Lincecum’s second on the Portwalk. The other commemorates his 14strikeout performance in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS. Pence’s ‘rest’: Through Friday, the Giants had played 1,316 defensive innings. Hunter Pence played in all but six. He got half an inning off when manager Bruce Bochy pulled him for the ninth in Friday’s 9-0 rout.

“Hunter had a big halfinning off,” Bochy joked. “I think he was a little stunned when he looked at me.”

Pence was lifted after five innings Saturday. Briefly: The Giants are not antsy to activate Brandon Belt. They are trying to arrange a simulated game in Arizona on Monday at Chase Field or their minor-league complex. . . . Michael Morse, who has not played since injuring his left oblique Aug. 31, will not take batting practice until Monday or Tuesday.