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SAN FRANCISCO -- Cliff Lees curveball still broke perfectly in the 10th inning. Oakland Raiders Jersey . Matt Cains fastball stayed nasty through nine. Even Cain could reflect on a memorable night in which the aces combined to throw 19 scoreless innings, bringing back memories of those great old righty-lefty showdowns of Juan Marichal and Sandy Koufax. "That was really fun to be a part of," Cain said. Melky Cabrera hit an RBI single in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Wednesday night, ending a thrilling pitchers duel that seemed as if it might go on all night. Lee tossed 10 scoreless innings for the Phillies and Cain went nine for the Giants -- and each has only a no-decision to show for it. Cabrera came through against Antonio Bastardo (0-1), who allowed Brandon Belts one-out single up the middle. Belt then advanced when third baseman Ty Wigginton couldnt control Angel Pagans grounder. The sellout crowd of 41,860 got treated to a game that lasted just 2 hours, 27 minutes. And it left Lee still searching for his first win of the season after three starts. "It was a classic pitchers duel. Its the first time I ever threw 10 innings. It was neat," Lee said. "Id rather give up two runs and get the win though. Any time you lose its disappointing. I had a good changeup and I was throwing my curveballs for strikes. I dont usually do both in the same game. When things are going well I try to work fast. I try to keep a good pace. Everybody likes that. I was told I was done after nine, but I said I could easily pitch another inning. I tried it again after 10 but it didnt happen." The Giants won a third straight series after being swept in three one-run losses to open the year at defending division champion Arizona, while the Phillies dropped their third series in four. Lee pitched a career-high 10 innings, becoming the first Phillies starter to go beyond nine innings since Terry Mulholland on May 8, 1993, against St. Louis. Lee allowed seven hits, struck out seven, didnt walk a batter and threw 81 of his 102 pitches for strikes. And Lee didnt throw his 100th pitch until strike one to Nate Schierholtz with two outs in the 10th. "I havent seen two pitchers pitch that well. What a matchup," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Terrific game by two guys that hooked horns and neither one was giving in." This one marked the second great matchup of aces in three games after Roy Halladay outpitched Tim Lincecum in Philadelphias 5-2 win Monday night. Both pitchers worked quickly, each allowing only two base runners to reach second in their combined 19 innings. "Just nonstop back and forth," Cain said. "Both of us tried to throw a lot of strikes and get guys out. We were both pounding the strike zone. We were through nine before two hours. Its not very often. Thats pretty crazy." Carlos Ruiz led off the top of the 11th with a double against Sergio Romo for the Phillies first extra-base hit of the game and just the second all game on a night nine innings were -- remarkably -- in the books after just 1:50. Ruiz moved to third on a sacrifice by Freddy Galvis, then pinch-hitter Jim Thome batted for Lee and struck out swinging against Javier Lopez. John Mayberry Jr. entered to pinch-hit and Bochy brought in winner Clay Hensley (1-0) as well as Belt to play first in a double-switch. Mayberry grounded out to end the inning. Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez reached on Laynce Nixs fielding error in the bottom of the ninth, but Lee induced the third of four double plays he got against the Giants. Cain dazzled for the second straight start, tossing nine scoreless innings in back-to-back outings for the first time in his career. Coming off a one-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Pirates in last Fridays home opener in which the only baserunner he allowed was a single to pitcher James McDonald, Cain was nearly as good this time out. "Awesome," Lopez said. "That was great. Two starters like that, I havent seen that in a long time." Phillies manager Charlie Manuel mixed things up again, running out his 10th different lineup in the initial 12 games -- but Cain held everybody in check. Cain, who signed a new $127.5 million, six-year contract April 2, issued a one-out walk to Ruiz in the fifth before the right-hander retired the final 13 batters he faced in order before giving way to new closer Santiago Casilla. Cain gave up two hits, struck out four and walked one. Cain went three up, three down in the first on 15 pitches and was through four on 41 pitches, allowing only Galvis one-out single in the third. The game was through eight innings in all of 1:35. Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford made another highlight-reel worthy defensive stop with a backhanded catch in foul territory while falling on top of third baseman Pablo Sandoval near the bullpen plates. The Giants produced back-to-back singles off Lee to start the game but he retired Pablo Sandoval on a flyout and got cleanup hitter Buster Posey to ground into an inning-ending double play. Lee came in 4-0 with a 0.82 ERA -- three earned runs in 33 innings -- and a .175 batting average against in four previous regular-season starts against San Francisco. But the Giants beat the lefty in Game 5 of the 2010 World Series at Texas to clinch the franchises long-awaited first championship since moving West from New York in 1958. Sandoval singled with one out in the fourth to extend his hitting streak to 12 games to start the season. Brett Pill hit a leadoff double in the fifth but Lee then got three straight outs on groundballs to shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Philadelphias Shane Victorino didnt reach base safely via hit or walk for the first time in 12 games so far. Notes: Aaron Harang was the last pitcher to go 10 innings, July 23, 2007, with the Reds. Halladay also did it in April that year. ... Cain came in 1-4 with a 4.17 ERA in his previous seven starts vs. Philly. ... The Phillies, who play a four-game series in San Diego starting Thursday, went 23-9 against the NL West last year. ... The Phillies had been 4-2 in their previous six games at AT&T Park, outscoring the Giants 22-12 during that stretch. Philadelphia won three of four here last season for just their fourth series victory in the waterfront ballpark since it opened in 2000. Richard Seymour Jersey . Jordan Schroeder, Yan Stastny and Mario Bliznak scored for Manitoba (39-33-7), while Mike Keane added two assists. Julian Talbot and Tyson Strachan replied for Peoria (38-33-8), which got 20 saves from goaltender Joe Fallon in defeat. 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Buffalo, the leaders of the West Division, upset previously unbeaten and 12th- ranked Ball State 42-24 in the MAC Championship on Friday and will now seek even more success when the school takes on an unknown school from the Big East in Toronto on January 3.Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Anaheim Ducks have signed a multi-year affiliation agreement with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League beginning in the 2012-13 season. The Ducks were most recently affiliated with the Syracuse Crunch from 2010-12. "We are excited to be affiliating with the Admirals in a great hockey market such as Norfolk, Virginia," said Ducks executive vice president/general manager Bob Murray. "We look forward to working with the Norfolk organization and continuing the winning tradition the team has created at Norfolk Scope Arena. We would also like to thank the Syracuse Crunch aand its fans for their support over the last two seasons. Rolando McClain Jersey. 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