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Wednesday Field Hockey — Chico at Corning, 10 a.m. Swimming — CVand WV at Red Bluff, 3:30 p.m. Cross Country —NALMeet at Central Valley, 3:30 p.m. MLB— White Sox at Athletics, 12:30 p.m., CSNC MLB — Giants at Cubs, 5 p.m., CSNB MLB — Padres at Dodgers, 7 p.m., ESPN Sports 1C Wednesday September 22, 2010 Cain, bullpen lead Giants over Cubs CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Cain and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Buster Posey homered and the NL West-lead- ing San Francisco Giants beat Carlos Zam- brano and the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday. Cain and Zambrano each pitched six score- less innings, but the Giants did just enough to prevail. Leading San Diego by a half-game and Colorado by 1 1/2 when the night began, San Francisco finally broke through with one out in the eighth when Posey drove a 3-1 pitch from Andrew Cashner (2-6) to center field, pumping his fist as he rounded the bases. His 15th homer gave him 62 RBIs — the most by a Giants rookie since Chili Davis’ 76 in 1982. In a game that was delayed for more than an hour by rain at the start, Cain and Zambrano sailed along before being lifted for pinch hitters. The only hits the Cubs got were a single up the middle by Kosuke Fuku- dome in the second and a check-swing single to single to short by Blake DeWitt in the sixth. Zambrano gave up just three and struck out eight, although he did walk five while throwing 116 pitches. Both were backed by some solid defense, too, but in the end, the Giants snapped Chicago’s six- game win streak. Ramon Ramirez (3-1) worked a perfect seventh for San Francisco, and Sergio Romo retired the side in the eighth. Brian Wilson pitched a perfect ninth for his major league-leading 44th save in 48 chances, leaving him four shy of Rod Beck’s single-season club record. The game was the Cubs’ first since part of a broken bat punctured Tyler Colvin’s chest, and there were several scares in this one. There was a loud groan in the third when San Francisco’s Cody Ross lost his as he struck out swinging. The bat went flying down the third-base line and land- ed near umpire Brian Runge, who saw it com- ing and didn’t have to move. On the game’s final pitch, fans behind the third-base dugout scat- tered when part of Mar- lon Byrd’s sawed-off bat went flying into the stands on a groundout to third. Colvin remains in sta- ble condition in a Miami hospital after a scary injury in Sunday’s 13-3 win over the Marlins, when he was struck by a sliver of Welington Castillo’s broken bat while on third. Castillo doubled on the play and Colvin scored. That chilling scene came at a time when the Cubs are winding down a miserable season with some of their best ball in recent memory. They’re on their longest win streak since a seven- game run in Aug. 2008, and were coming off an 8-1 trip that ranks as the most successful of nine or more games in the franchise’s history. But the Giants started what could be a difficult road swing on a good note, with a weekend series against a Rockies team that has wiped out most of an 11-game deficit up next. Notes: Giants CF Andres Torres, recover- ing from an appendecto- my, has started taking light swings, and manag- er Bruce Bochy hopes to have him back for the weekend series at Col- orado. Torres had emer- gency surgery in San Diego on Sept. 12. ... The Cubs placed Colvin and C Geovany Soto, who had right shoulder surgery Monday, on the 15-day disabled list. They also activated P Esmailin Caridad from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Double-A and designat- ed P Mitch Atkins for assignment. Spartans struggle against Foothill in home opener The Red Bluff Spartans volleyball team dropped three games to Foothill High School Tues- day evening at Red Bluff Union High School — the first home games for the team. Coach Angie Ayers said the team showed some improvement, particu- larly reserve player Bayli Johnson, but there is still work to do. “Right now we’re playing just well enough to lose,” Ayers said. Standout performances included Riley Kittle with 7 kills and 13 digs; Megan McColpin with 13 digs; Stevie Boone with 4 block assists; and Kait- lann Weber with 19 assists. Johnson, one of 11 juniors on the varsity squad, stood out on the right side with a number of blocks. “She came in and did a really great job,” Ayers said. “Exactly what I needed her to do.” Ayers said the team needs a solid leader on the floor during games and to cut down on the negative talk among players in order to boost confidence. The spartans face Enterprise Thursday. Detectives: Bronco’s receiver McKinley spoke of suicide ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley, who is thought to have killed himself with a gunshot to the head, had made previous state- ments about committing sui- cide, according to a sheriff’s investigative report released Tuesday. The Arapahoe County Sher- iff’s report quoted one investi- gator as saying McKinley had been depressed over a knee surgery he had a month ago. ‘‘He had made statements while playing dominoes short- ly after the surgery that he should just kill himself,’’ the officer reported. ‘‘No one believed he was serious.’’ The report provided no explanation for the source of the investigator’s information. The report also said McKin- ley had made statements about not knowing what he would do without football. It said McKinley had flown to South Carolina 10 days earlier to see his young son and had brought him back with him to Denver on Sunday night. Two female friends who were taking care of his son dis- covered McKinley’s body Monday and called 911. Detectives who responded to his home a few miles from the Broncos headquarters found McKinley’s body with a pillow over his head and a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol on top of the pillow. They also noted a strong odor of freshly burned marijuana, according to the report. The officers said the NFL Network was on the television in the bedroom. The report also said McKin- ley was taking 500 mg naprox- en tablets, which is in a class of anti-inflammatories called NSAIDS, but listed no other medications. Arapahoe County Coroner Michael Dobersen said Tues- day that McKinley died of a gunshot wound to the head. 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