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Cain Finally Catches a Break Over Rockies

Posted Apr 29, 08 1:35 AM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Matt Cain got an early lead and his teammates held it, helping San Francisco's hard-luck pitcher to his first win of 2008 with a 4-0 victory over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Giants manager Bruce Bochy moved past former San Francisco skipper Felipe Alou for most victories by a foreign-born manager in major league history with 1,034.

Aaron Rowand doubled and drove in two runs, including when he and Rich Aurilia each drew bases-loaded walks to force home a pair of insurance runs in the fifth. Rowand hit an RBI single in the first and Ray Durham also singled in a run that inning. Cain (1-2) didn't allow a run over 5 1-3 innings, ending a five-start winless stretch to start the year.

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San Francisco Giants' Ray Durham, right, steals second base as Colorado Rockies second baseman Jeff Baker, left, applies a tag during the first inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Monday.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain throws against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Franklin Morales wipes his head after the San Francisco Giants scored their second run in the first inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 28.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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