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sports.espn.go.com - 8/23/2007

Cain homers off Zambrano as Giants avoid sweep - MLB

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Summary: Giants starter Matt Cain hit his second home run of the season to highlight an afternoon in which he allowed one run over seven innings for his third win in his last four starts. Cain had won three of his first 22 starts this season. Big Z's rough day: Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano recorded his first loss to the Giants and allowed a home run to an opposing pitcher for the first time. ...

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Post-Game 8/23: Yes We Cain Cain
El Lefty Malo — ... Giants 4, Cubs 1: When Matt Cain arrived at the park this morning and saw that both Rich Aurilia and Ray Durham were in the lineup, he realized he needed to drive in more runs than he would allow to the Cubs. And so he did. Best taunt of the day: “Carlos, you can’t handle the contract!” ...

THT Daily: A record streak
The Hardball Times — ... SF 4 CHN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s Games National League --------------- San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM (R) Greg Maddux (9-9) vs. (L) Jamie Moyer (11-9) Florida Marlins at Cincinnati Reds, 7:10 PM (L) Dontrelle Willis (8-12) vs. (R) Aaron Harang (12-3) Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets, 7:10 PM (R) Brad Penny (14-3) vs. (L) Oliver Perez (11-8) Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM (R) Ian Snell (8-10) vs. (R) Matt Albers (3-6) Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 PM (R) John Smoltz (11-6) vs. (R) Kip Wells (6-13) Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies, 9:05 PM (R) Shawn Hill (3-3) vs. (L) Jeff Francis (13-6) Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM (L) Sean Marshall (6-6) vs. (R) Micah Owings (6-6) Milwaukee Brewers at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 PM (R) Claudio Vargas (10-4) vs. (L) Noah Lowry (13-7) American League --------------- ...