05/14/2008 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Cain allowed just two runs over eight innings and hit his second home run of the year as the San Francisco Giants edged the Houston Astros, 4-2, in the second of a four-game set at AT&T Park.
Cain (2-3) surrendered just seven hits while striking out four and walking five for the Giants, who have won three of four. Brian Wilson notched his National League-leading 12th save.
Fred Lewis, who hit for the cycle exactly one year ago, fell a homer short after a 3-for-4 performance. Omar Vizquel and Randy Winn each doubled and scored a run.
Carlos Lee homered and drove in both runs for the Astros, who had a four-game win streak snapped and lost for just the second time in their last 11. Brandon Backe (2-5) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits over six innings.
The Giants pounced on Backe in the first, as Lewis led off with a triple, then Vizquel and Winn laced back-to-back RBI doubles to right. Bengie Molina's fly ball to right moved Winn to third, and Winn came in to score and give the Giants a 3-0 lead on a passed ball.
Houston grabbed a run on three straight singles with one out in the top of the third, as Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Lee carved out consecutive base hits, with Lee's line drive plating Tejada.
Cain helped his own cause with a leadoff homer in the fifth, and while Lewis followed with a single up the middle, the Giants couldn't produce anything more.
Houston couldn't put anything else together against Cain until the eighth, when Lee launched a one-out fly ball to left that went just over the glove of a leaping Lewis for Lee's eighth homer of the season, cutting the lead to 4-2.
Cain issued a two-out walk to Hunter Pence, but recovered to strike out J.R. Towles to preserve the two-run edge. Wilson made short work of the Astros in the ninth for the save.
Game Notes
Molina played in his 1,000th career game...Berkman extended his hit streak to 12 games, but had a 15-game run-scoring streak snapped. The streak tied Carlos Beltran for the longest in franchise history...Pence went 1-for-3 to extend his hit streak to 10 games...Pence and second baseman Kaz Matsui collided on Molina's eighth inning single, but both players remained in the game...Brian Moehler (1-0) toes the rubber for the Astros on Wednesday against Pat Misch (0-0).
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
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The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
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