Tim Lincecum held the Diamondbacks to two runs and two hits Thursday in a 7-3 San Francisco Giants win over Arizona and a three-game sweep. Lincecum (15-7) walked two batters and struck out seven. He increased his strikeout total to 261, six short of Christy Mathewson's 1903 franchise record. Andres

Houston right-hander Roy Oswalt yielded just three hits and a run in eight innings and hit a two-run single Sunday in a 7-1 Astros victory over San Francisco. Oswalt (5-4) has given up only three runs in his last three starts. Manuel Tejada, Hunter Pence and Jason Michaels clubbed solo homers and Jeff Keppinger doubled in a run and scored twice for the Astros. Rich Aurilia homered for the Giants. Randy Johnson (8-6) took the loss.

Ryan Sadowski gave up four hits in six scoreless innings Sunday, helping the San Francisco Giants avert a three-game sweep with a 7-0 win over Milwaukee. Sadowski, in his major league debut, combined with relievers Bob Howry and Jonathan Sanchez on a four-hitter.

Matt Cain fanned seven over five rainy innings Thursday and San Francisco completed a doubleheader sweep with an abbreviated 4-1 win over Washington. The game was halted by persistent showers with San Francisco having two on with two out in the top of the sixth. San Francisco won the opening game of the doubleheader 5-1, with Randy Johnson earning the 300th victory of his career. Cain (7-1) allowed a run on five hits to get the win.

Rich Aurilia's first home run of the season lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 5-3 victory over the St.