Big win via smallball;Cain stellar; S.F. ties sac-fly mark, holds off Atlanta

The sacrifice fly: a pitcher's new best friend. The way the Giants have operated lately, withlosses and injuries piling up beyond anyone's gloomiestexpectations, they'll take any friend they can get. Behind Matt Cain's eight stifling innings and the offense'slittle-ball approach that featured a franchise-record-tying foursacrifice flies, the Giants beat the Braves 7-5. Theirfirst win over Atlanta in 2011, however, nearly went to waste inthe ninth. Atlanta scored four times in the inning off lefties Dan Runzlerand Jeremy Affeldt and had Brian McCann as the tying run at theplate with two outs and a runner aboard.