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- Updated: May 21, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Continuing to blossom in May, the San Francisco Giants received an all-around effort from Matt Cain as they evened their three-game showdown against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 triumph Saturday.
The Giants, whose .700 winning percentage (14-6) is the best in the Major Leagues this month, relied heavily on Cain (1-5). The right-hander yielded one run and six hits in six innings to gain his first victory since July 22. Since then, he had posted an 0-8 mark and a 6.27 ERA in 17 starts. Cain also hit a two-run, second-inning double off Jon Lester (4-3), who lasted just 2 2/3 innings and became the first Cubs starter to fall short of completing five innings this season.
Javier Baez’s RBI single sustained an eighth-inning rally in which the Cubs brought the potential tying run to the plate. But Giants left-hander Javier Lopez extinguished the threat by striking out …
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