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SAN DIEGO -- Years later and some 500 miles to the south, Tyson Ross still considers the San Francisco Giants to be rivals. Nassir Little Jersey . Born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he later pitched for the As, Ross beat the Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night. "East Bay, man," Ross said. "That was a lot of fun. I grew up an As fan, so that rivalrys definitely there. The Giants were the rival at heart for me growing up." Ross held the Giants to four hits, struck out nine and walked one. The Padres handed Matt Cain his third straight loss. Ross (2-2) beat Cain five days after topping AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander was rarely in trouble, despite allowing a leadoff double to Angel Pagan. Ross then retired the next eight batters. He walked one. "From there he really made pitches. I thought his stuff was outstanding," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He was in a pitching duel with one of the proven National League pitchers in Matt Cain, and matched him. It was a great, great pitching duel." Pablo Sandoval was the only Giants runner to reach third base against Ross, after hitting a single leading off the seventh and advancing on a walk and a double play. Sandoval was stranded when Ross got Brandon Crawford to line to shortstop. Ross has made two strong starts after opening with two shaky outings. Black said Ross made a big mechanical adjustment between his second and third starts. "He just sort of reverted back to sort of muscling the ball with his upper body and not really driving off the mound and keeping his right foot securely against the rubber and pushing off," Black said. "When a pitcher doesnt use his lower half, his stuffs going to suffer." Ross said hes worked to keep his foot against the rubber longer and not rush his pitches. "Since Ive made that adjustment Ive been more consistent in the strike zone and had a better feel for all my pitches," he said. Cain (0-3) allowed four hits and one unearned run in seven innings while striking out eight and walking two. The Giants have played eight straight games decided by one run, their most since another streak of eight in a row in August 1910, according to STATS. "Its tough," Cain said. "Any way you lose, its not fun. Tyson threw the ball really good over there and he didnt give us many opportunities to score runs. When we had chances to do it, he (bore) down and got the job done." Chris Denorfia tripled to right-centre with one out in the first and scored on a passed ball by Hector Sanchez, who couldnt hold onto ball four to Jedd Gyorko. "We were trying to throw outside and it cut on him a little bit," Cain said. "I got to a count where I shouldnt have. I should have been a little more aggressive in going after Gyorko and getting him out." Yasmani Grandal, pinch-hitting for Ross in the eighth, homered off Juan Gutierrez, his first. Huston Street got his sixth save in six chances, but not before allowing Brandon Belts homer to right with one out in the ninth, his sixth. Street walked Hunter Pence with two outs before striking out Sanchez. After allowing Denorfias single with one out in the third, Cain retired 11 straight batters until Will Venable singled leading off the seventh. It was Cains second straight start allowing one run and four hits in seven innings. "He couldnt get a win his last two games, with the way he threw the ball," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Giving up one run, and the way he gave up the run, its a shame." NOTES: Plate umpire Jerry Layne was scratched due to an illness, and a three-man crew worked the game. Hunter Wendlestedt took over behind the plate. ... Giants C Buster Posey got the night off. ... The series resumes Saturday when Giants RHP Tim Hudson (2-0, 2.35 ERA) is scheduled to face LHP Eric Stults (0-2, 5.52). ... When the Padres go on the road next week, LF Carlos Quentin, who started the season on the disabled list with a bone bruise in his left knee, will go to extended spring training in Arizona to continue working toward his return. If he does well, itll be the last step before hes cleared to go on a rehab assignment. Black also said RHP Casey Kelly, whos rehabbing from reconstructive elbow surgery, threw a side session and is scheduled to throw another extended spring game Monday. If all goes well, Kelly will go on a rehab assignment to Triple-A El Paso. Wayne Cooper Jersey . Smith, an eighth overall pick, had two goals in only 276 minutes of playing time over 16 appearances last season. The left side midfielder played only 43 minutes in three games this season. Steve Blake Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla.From draw-to-the-button finishes to Banffs breathtaking scenery, this weekends Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game proved to be a hit with curling fans - and a ratings winner for TSN. Overnight data from Numeris (BBM Canada) confirms that TSNs annual curling skins game attracted an average audience of 461,000 viewers - marking a 40% increase compared to last years event. An average audience of more than a half a million Canadians tuned in for three of the six draws from the Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game. Overall, more than 3.7 million unique Canadian viewers tuned in to some part of TSNs fan-favourite event. The Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game, held for the second straight year at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in beautiful Banff National Park, included a womens competition for the first time since 2003 that helped to attract big audiences. The most-watched draw from the Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game was the womens final featuring curling powerhouses Team Homan vs. Team Jones, which attracted an average audience of 579,000 viewers - despite being up against the thrilling NFC Conference Championship. The womens competition also drew the second biggest audience from this weekend, with Team Jones comeback victory over the up-and-coming Team Carey attracting an aaverage audience of 543,000 viewers. Jaylen Hoard Jersey. The mens final featuring Team Morris vs. Team Jacobs - the third most-watched draw - attracted 521,000 viewers, marking a 54% increase compared to last years mens final. The ratings breakdown for the Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game is as follows: Friday, Jan.16 Womens Semifinal #1: Team Homan vs. Team Sweeting - 357,000 Saturday, Jan. 17 Mens Semifinal #1: Team Morris vs. Team Koe - 326,000 Womens Semifinal #2: Team Jones vs. Team Carey - 543,000 Mens Semifinal #2: Team Jacobs vs. Team McEwen - 430,000 Sunday, Jan. 18 Womens Final: Team Homan vs. Team Jones - 579,000 Mens Final: Team Morris vs. Team Jacobs - 521,000 Results Overall results from the Pintys All-Star Curling Skins Game are as follows: Womens Field ? Team Homan: $52,000 ($37,000 in skins prize money + $15,000 winner bonus) ? Team Jones: $29,500 ($28,500 in skins prize money + $1,000 draw to the button bonus) ? Team Sweeting: $10,000 ? Team Carey: $8,500 TOTAL: $100,000 Mens Field ? Team Jacobs: $65,500 ($50,500 in skins prize money + $15,000 tournament bonus) ? Team Morris: $23,000 ? Team McEwen: $8,500 ? Team Koe: $3,000 ($2,000 in skins prize money + $1,000 draw to the button bonus) TOTAL: $100,000 ' ' '