Vintage Uniforms No Charm For Cubs As Giants Win 2-1

June 2, 2012 12:00 AM " SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --Matt Cain pitched into the ninth inning on the way to winning his fifth straight start and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday.

Aubrey Huff drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game at 1 in the sixth, then San Francisco went ahead on an RBI fielder’s choice by Joaquin Arias on which Huff broke up a would-be double play. Huff produced his first RBI since April 16 and just his fifth this season after he spent a stint on the disabled list with anxiety disorder and is no longer a regular.

David DeJesus homered but it wasn’t enough to help the Cubs avoid their ninth straight road loss. It is Chicago’s longest skid away from Wrigley Field since also dropping nine in a row from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, 2006.

Cain (6-2) was his vintage self on turn-back-the-clock to 1912 for the Giants, playing in the New York Giants’ white uniforms with dark blue pinstripes. The Cubs wore head-to-toe navy blue and the scoreboard was black-and-white sans video in the spirit of the Polo Grounds "

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