Jul 24, 2008
Story Timeline: 75 days
Redding's one-run masterpiece comes up second best SAN FRANCISCO -- Nationals right-hander Tim Redding and Giants right-hander Matt Cain found themselves in a pitchers' duel at AT&T Park on Thursday afternoon. When it was over, it was Cain who won the battle as San Francisco defeated the Nationals, 1-0. The Giants not only swept the three-game series, but went undefeated in seven games against Washington this year. San Francisco swept a four-game series in Washington. The game was scoreless when the Giants scored the winning run off Redding in the eighth inning. With pinch-runner Eugenio Velez on second, Dave Roberts singled up the middle to drive in Velez. Cain ended up pitching a shutout as he gave up only...
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