Williams outpitched in
return to San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO » Matt Cain awkwardly crammed all of his souvenirs onto the top shelf of his locker. One ball signified his first complete game, while another represented his first major league hit -- and there was a third with a significance he couldn't remember.

If the 20-year-old right-hander can keep up this auspicious start to his career, he'll need a bigger shelf very soon.

Cain pitched an electrifying two-hitter in his third major league start, and fellow rookie Dan Ortmeier got his first RBI with a tie-breaking single in the San Francisco Giants' 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs last night.

The Giants' next great hope for a homegrown pitching star beat Jerome Williams, his former minor league teammate, with one of the most impressive starts all season in San Francisco.

Williams was outstanding in his first start against the team that traded him on May 28, but he couldn't beat his former minor league teammate. Williams yielded seven hits and one earned run, but the Cubs made two errors behind him -- and Cain was nearly perfect.

"I knew Matt when he first came into the (Giants') system," said Williams, who joked with Cain on the field after Williams grounded back to the mound in the fourth. "I don't like him, because he got a hit off me. He's a good young kid."