Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:25 by Rakhi
Denver -- Matt Cain took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Sunday and the San Francisco Giants jumped into first place with a 4-2 win over Colorado.
Cain (13-10) was dominant, holding the Rockies hitless until Jay Payton broke up his no-hit bid with an infield single with one out in the eighth.
The Giants right-hander ended up allowing three hits -- including a pinch-hit homer to Melvin Mora -- and just one walk en route to his fourth straight winning decision.
San Francisco took over first place in the National League West thanks to the victory and the San Diego Padres' defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds Sunday.
The Giants got homers from Freddy Sanchez and Cody Ross in the key triumph.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:54 by shalini.bahadur
San Francisco, Sept. 27: Matt Cain gave up three hits in eight scoreless innings Sunday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Cain (14-7) walked two batters and struck eight on the way to ending a three-start losing streak.
Reliever Sergio Romo yielded a run and two hits before closer Brian Wilson fanned Reed Johnson for the final out to earn his 37th save.
Eli Whiteside led San Francisco with two RBI doubles. Eugenio Velez, Pablo Sandoval and Juan Uribe all had two hits and one RBI for the Giants, who maintained their slim playoff hopes, having won just three of nine.
The Giants trail the Colorado Rockies by five games in the NL wild-card chase.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:25 by shalini.bahadur
Phoenix, Sept. 23: Miguel Montero and Brandon Allen each had two RBI Tuesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-8 win over San Francisco.
The loss dropped the Giants five games behind Colorado in the National League wild-card race.
Rusty Ryal went 3-for-3, hit a solo home run, and scored three runs for the Diamondbacks, scored nine runs in the first three innings.
Doug Davis (8-13) won for the first time since Aug. 10 despite giving up five runs on 10 hits over 7 1/3 innings.
Matt Cain (13-7) took the loss after lasting only 2 1/3 innings. Cain surrendered seven runs on eight hits.
Randy Johnson pitched an inning in relief and coughed up Ryal's home run.
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Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:30 by preet_20
San Francisco, Aug. 9: Adam Rosales had three hits Sunday, including a two-run homer, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 win over San Francisco.
Rosales' homer, his fourth, gave Cincinnati a 4-0 lead with one out in the top of the fourth.
Brandon Phillips hit a solo homer. Wladimir Balentien had two hits and one RBI and a run scored on a wild pitch for the Reds, who have won three of four.
Winner Aaron Harang (6-13) surrendered two runs and seven hits in seven innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Francisco Cordero got his 24th save despite giving up two hits in the ninth.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:49 by preet_20
Houston, Aug. 3: Kazuo Matsui hit a two-run homer Monday to pace the Houston Astros to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Geoff Blum also homered for Houston and Carlos Lee was 3-for-4 with an RBI single.
Astros starter Mike Hampton (7-8) held the Giants to two runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings.
Jose Valverde allowed a run in the ninth, but earned his 13th save.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain (12-3) took the loss after allowing all four Houston runs in eight innings.
Ryan Garko had two hits, a walk and an RBI and Pablo Sandoval was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Giants.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 23:52 by Salinder Kumar
San Francisco -- Pittsburgh's Zack Duke has been named to replace injured San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain on the National League All-Star team.
Major League Baseball confirmed the change Sunday.
Cain was struck near his right elbow by a line drive early in his start against San Diego Saturday. He left the game after throwing a warm-up pitch that sailed to the backstop, having thrown just 35 pitches.
X-rays were negative.
"We're not going to put him in harm's way if we don't think he's right,"
Manager Bruce Bochy told the San Jose Mercury News following Saturday's 2-1 victory. "He means too much to us."
Cain (10-2) was an All-Star selection for the first time in his five-year career.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:41 by preet_20
San Francisco, July 12: Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer and six Giants' pitchers scattered six hits Friday in San Francisco's 2-1 win over San Diego.
Sandoval drove in Randy Winn with a fourth-inning homer off Padres' starter Tim Stauffer (0-1), who went seven innings, allowing the two runs on four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Everth Cabrera scored from second on a throwing error in the eighth to account for the only run for the Padres, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
Giants' starter Matt Cain left the game with two out in the second after sustaining a right arm injury when he was hit by a line drive. X-rays were negative and the injury was diagnosed as a bruise.
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Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:57 by preet_20
San Francisco, July 7: Pablo Sandoval hit his first career grand slam in the fifth inning Monday and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat Florida 5-4.
Marlins starter Sean West (3-3) allowed a leadoff double in the fifth to Juan Uribe and then walked Matt Cain and Aaron Rowand. After inducing Andres Torres to fly out, West served up the grand slam to Sandoval.
San Francisco starter Matt Cain (10-2) got the win, going 6 2/3 innings and allowing just two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Jeremy Affeldt pitched 1 1/3 shutout innings and Brian Wilson got his 22nd save despite giving up two runs on three hits in the ninth.
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Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:23 by preet_20
San Francisco -- Matt Cain gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings Friday and won his fourth straight decision, helping bring the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 victory over St. Louis.
The Cardinals lost for the first time in three games and fell back into a tie with Milwaukee atop the National League Central.
Cain (6-1) struck out five and allowed six hits before leaving with one on and one out in the seventh.
St. Louis did not manage a single base runner against three relievers, with Brian Wilson working the ninth for his 11th save.
Pablo Sandoval drove in the first two San Francisco runs with a first-inning single and the Giants scored twice more in the fourth when Fred Lewis tripled in a run. Lewis then came in on a single by Emmanuel Burriss.
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Mon, 05/18/2009 - 09:33 by Salinder Kumar
San Francisco -- Matt Cain pitched six long scoreless innings to help lift San Francisco over the New York Mets 2-0 Sunday.
Cain tossed 119 pitches as the Giants snapped a four-game losing streak, allowing three hits and five walks, but netting two strikeouts, for the win. He also hit an RBI and took a walk at the plate.
Three relievers finished out the game.
The Giants also benefited from three Mike Pelfrey balks.
The loss in the last game of a four-game set with the Giants was a rare setback for the Mets, who have won 11 of their last 14 games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:08 by Shruti Sharma
San Francisco -- Matt Cain gave up a run and just four hits in seven innings Thursday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 win over Milwaukee.
The ace right-hander walked two batters, fanned five and allowed just one runner to get to second base, when Corey Hart doubled in the top of the top of the third.
Bengie Molina led San Francisco with two hits and four RBI. Fred Lewis had three hits and scored twice, and Aaron Rowand had two hits and one RBI.
One run scored on an error, while Pablo Sandoval added two hits for the Giants, who won twice in the season-opening three-game series at AT&T Park.
Milwaukee's lone run scored on Jason Kendall's seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
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Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:06 by Shruti Sharma
San Francisco -- Matt Cain gave up a run and just four hits in seven innings Thursday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 win over Milwaukee.
The ace right-hander walked two batters, fanned five and allowed just one runner to get to second base, when Corey Hart doubled in the top of the top of the third.
Bengie Molina led San Francisco with two hits and four RBI. Fred Lewis had three hits and scored twice, and Aaron Rowand had two hits and one RBI.
One run scored on an error, while Pablo Sandoval added two hits for the Giants, who won twice in the season-opening three-game series at AT&T Park.
Milwaukee's lone run scored on Jason Kendall's seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
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