Matt Cain hit a solo home run off of Houston Astros starting pitcher Brad Backe as the Giants beat the Astros 4-2. Cain was able to the long ball and also shut down a red hot Lance Berkman who only had one hit in the game.
Cain improved to 2-3 on the season with the victory. He tossed eight inning as he gave up seven hits and only two runs. Both runs came from Carlos Lee on a rbi single and then a solo home run. Good thing that home run was only a solo shot or things could have been a lot different in the game.
Brian Wilson pitched the ninth inning to record his 12th save of the season.
Besides Cain’s solo home run, two other Giants players had a rbi in the game. Omar Vizquel and Randy Winn both had rbi doubles in the first inning when the Giants put up three runs. Winn later scored on a passed ball for the third run.
