Mike Pelfrey kicked the mound in frustration after his third balk and nearly fell. 

Matt Cain stymied the mighty Mets and singled in a run to help his cause, and the San Francisco Giants ended an eight-game losing streak to New York with a 2-0 victory Sunday night. 

Matt Cain didn't have to be perfect to slow down the mighty Mets. 

TheGiants fattened up with early games against NL West opponents like the Padres and Diamondbacks, whose hitting actually ranks below theirs in some glamour categories. 

Randy Johnson's pursuit of 300 wins will take a little longer. 

The New York Mets found out Saturday that they'd be without the injured Carlos Delgado for a while, a loss that would seem to leave a big hole in the middle of their lineup. 

Randy Johnson plans to bury himself in the film room between starts to figure out what's going wrong. 

SANFRANCISCO TheGiants fattened up with early games against NL West opponents such as the Padres and Diamondbacks, whose hitting actually ranks below theirs in some glamour categories. 

how they scored 

SAN FRANCISCO Shortstop Edgar Renteria avoided the disabled list, but he will miss the remainder of this weekend's series against the Mets. 

All times Eastern 

--RHP Brian Wilson, after entering in the ninth and taking a loss two straight nights, was given a vote of confidence by manager Bruce Bochy. 

--RHP Brian Wilson, after entering in the ninth and taking a loss two straight nights, was given a vote of confidence by manager Bruce Bochy. 

The Giants, who have an otherwise anemic offense, have done a good job getting run support for Tim Lincecum. 

--2B Emmannuel Burriss was drilled Friday night by a RHP Tim Lincecum foul ball, which hit Burriss in the back of his head.