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Cain hits second home run of season and pitches Giants to 4-2 victory against surging Astros

By JANIE McCAULEY | Associated Press | May 13, 08 11:47 PM CDT in Sports 

Matt Cain provided his own insurance run and limited Lance Berkman to only a base hit.

San Francisco Giants' Omar Vizquel, left, runs after hitting an RBI-double as Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe, right, runs to back up home plate during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain works against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)   (Associated Press)
Houston Astros catcher J.R. Towles, left, talks to pitcher Brandon Backe during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben...   (Associated Press)
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Cain hit a solo home run and earned his first victory in three starts, and the San Francisco Giants snapped the Houston Astros' four-game winning streak 4-2 on Tuesday night.

It was the fourth career homer and second this season for Cain (2-3), whose drive to left leading off the fifth put the Giants up 4-1. He also connected on April 12 against St. Louis.

The Giants started the game with three straight extra-base hits against Brandon Backe (2-5) on the way to a quick 3-0 lead.

Carlos Lee hit his eighth home run of the year on an eighth-inning solo shot, but Houston lost for the first time in five games so far during its season-long 10-game road trip.

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