World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain shut down the Texas Rangers with the type of suffocating pitching that put the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.

Two more games like this and they'll win the World Series.

Cain was sharp, the Rangers bullpen was not and San Francisco broke away for a 9-0 win Thursday night. The Giants headed to Texas with a 2-0 lead that looked to come way too easily.

Edgar Renteria reprised his October success with a go-ahead home run, and the Giants broke away with seven runs in the eighth, the biggest inning in their postseason history.

Texas relievers walked four straight batters with two outs in the eighth, letting the game out of control. At this rate, team president and part-owner Nolan Ryan probably wants to grab a ball himself and get on the mound.

Texas set a record for most runs allowed in a franchise's first two Series games.

"You take all the runs you can get," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's nice to have a cushion going into the ninth."

Cain drew frenzied ovations from a crowd waving Halloween-colored orange pompoms, a day after the Giants won the opener 11-7.

After scoring just 19 runs in the six-game win over Philadelphia in the NL championship series, San Francisco has outscored Texas 20-7 and outhit the Rangers .314 to .227.