Lincecum remains unbeaten as Giants edge Astros

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05/15/2010 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Lincecum allowed only one run in eight strong innings, and Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer, helping the San Francisco Giants continue their recent dominance of the Houston Astros with a 2-1 win.

Lincecum (5-0) yielded four hits and a season-high five walks while fanning a season-low five batters for the Giants, who are 5-0 against the Astros and have won seven straight against them overall. Brian Wilson worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to earn his eighth save.

Uribe finished 3-for-3 to account for nearly half of San Francisco's seven hits in the contest.

Michael Bourn went 1-for-3 with two walks, three stolen bases and the lone run scored for Houston, which has lost the first two games of this three-game set following a surprising sweep of the Cardinals. Houston went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 men on the bases.

Roy Oswalt (2-5) was sharp but fell victim again to poor run support. The righty hurled seven innings and allowed two runs and six hits while fanning seven without walking a batter. Despite the success, the Astros have yet to score more than four runs in any of his starts and have just seven runs overall in his last four outings.

Wilson relieved Lincecum in the ninth and allowed a leadoff walk to Pedro Feliz but retired the next two batters. Cory Sullivan kept the game alive with a ground ball single through the left side of the infield, sending Feliz to second, and Bourn worked a five-pitch walk to load the bases.

Kaz Matsui stepped to the plate and worked an epic 15-pitch at-bat, eventually flying out to left field for the final out of the contest.

Bourn used his speed to help produce an Astros run in the first. He worked a seven-pitch walk leading off and stole second with Matsui at the plate. He advanced to third on a Lance Berkman groundout and raced home on a wild pitch.

Oswalt cruised through the first three innings, allowing just one hit, but ran into some trouble in the fourth, as Bengie Molina singled with two down and scored on Uribe's homer to center.

The Giants looked to extend their lead in the fifth. Aaron Rowand singled with two outs and tried to score on Andres Torres' double, but Hunter Pence and Matsui worked a perfect relay to home to nail Rowand for the third out.

Neither team was able to put a runner past second in the sixth, seventh or eighth.

Game Notes

Both Lincecum and Oswalt have thrown eight quality starts in eight outings this season...Saturday's starters also opposed each other on Opening Day, with Lincecum earning the victory in a 5-2 Giants win...San Francisco improved to just 5-13 when its opponent scores first...The Astros are 1-20 when scoring three or fewer runs...Lincecum improved to 8-0 in 18 career May starts...Oswalt has gone at least seven innings in each of his last six starts...Houston left fielder Carlos Lee was ejected in the sixth inning for arguing balls and strikes.

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