Astros bring Cain back down to Earth

HOUSTON – The Houston Astros felt like they got lucky against Giants ace Matt Cain. Geoff Blum and Kaz Matsui homered, and Cain's six-start unbeaten streak ended Monday night with the Astros' 4-3 win over the Giants. "Guys like that have to make mistakes in order for you to beat them," Houston manager Cecil Cooper said. "You don't get a whole lot off guys like that. We made it all count." Blum led off the fifth with a homer to right, the first earned run allowed by Cain in 14 innings. That cut the Giants' lead to 2-1, and Matsui put Houston on top in the sixth with a two-run shot off the right-field foul pole. Cain (12-3) also gave up Carlos Lee's RBI single in the eighth, and the Giants lost for the first time in his last six starts. "I just got lucky there," Lee said. "I guess it was our night. He was pitching really good. Even the balls we hit were good pitches." Cain went 3-0 with an 0.94 ER...