Strikeouts

SAN FRANCISCO - The sellout crowd that had been waiting seven years for another playoff game roared when Tim Lincecum jogged back out to the mound to start the ninth inning.

CINCINNATI - Matt Cain pitched a seven-hitter for his second shutout of the season, extending his recent run of dominance, and singled home a run in the eighth inning Tuesday night, helping the San Francisco Giants pull away to a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

WASHINGTON - Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 batters in his first game, took three shaving cream pies to the face, donned a silver Elvis wig - then compared it all to getting married.