SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cains first win in more than two months didnt come easily and it certainly wasnt enough to put to rest concerns about the back end of the Giants rotation.Hitting a three-run homer, though, had the three-time All-Star and former staff ace feeling a lot better about things.More importantly, it also helped jumpstart San Franciscos slumping offense.Cain pitched into the sixth inning after hitting his first home run in four years, and the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7 on Tuesday night.Its just nice to go out there and be able to contribute, Cain said. It was a big win for us tonight and something that was definitely needed.Brandon Crawford had three hits and two RBI, and Buster Posey and Denard Span added two hits apiece for the Giants. San Francisco won for only the second time since the All-Star break.It had been longer than that for Cain.The right-hander failed to make it past the fourth inning in his three previous starts and wasnt much better against the Reds. He retired nine of his first 10 batters but quickly wore down and left with one out in the sixth after giving up the first of two homers by Adam Duvall.Cain (2-6) allowed four runs, struck out four and walked one to win for the first time since May 21.I had a couple of (pitches) toward the end that kind of ran out over the plate, but for the most part I did a better job of limiting mistakes, Cain said.Duvall added his second home run of the game in the eighth. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce also went deep for Cincinnati.The Giants broke out of their offensive funk with 13 hits and nine runs, the most by manager Bruce Bochys club in nearly a month.San Francisco scored four times in the second capped by Cains seventh career home run, his first since July 21, 2012.The Giants made it 5-0 in the third on Grant Greens fielders choice groundout with runners on the corners. Umpires initially ruled that Green hit into an inning-ending double play, but Bochy challenged second baseman Brandon Phillips tag of Belt and got the call overturned.Cincinnati chipped away behind Votto and Duvall before San Francisco pulled away on Crawfords two-run triple in the seventh.Bruce and Duvall hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth off Sergio Romo. Duvalls homer was his fifth in four games.Santiago Casilla allowed a run in the ninth but got three outs for his 22nd save. He struck out Bruce with a runner on to end it.Thats us: We dont do anything easy, Bochy said. To get a win, its a good thing right now. Weve been in a tough stretch.Reds starter Cody Reed (0-5) allowed six runs over five innings in his first career appearance against the Giants.We found our way back into the ballgame against their best guys, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price said. It was a good feeling to be able to come back and rally. It gave the guys a good sign.HOMERS HEALTHHomer Bailey rejoined the Reds before the game following his latest rehab outing in the minors and is likely to make his first major league start in more than 15 months Sunday when Cincinnati ends its six-game road trip in San Diego. Price said the team is monitoring the right-handers health after he threw 98 pitches for Triple-A Louisville on Monday. I think hes fine, I think hes conditioned, I think hes ready to pitch for us, but we wont announce and make that commitment until he gets through the next 48 hours, Price said. It could be Saturday, but the probability is its Sunday.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: 3B Ramiro Pena left with a bruised groin after taking a bad hop on pinch-hitter Ivan De Jesus grounder in the seventh. He is day to day. ... 3B Matt Duffy (left Achilles strain) ran the curves around the infield and could begin a rehab assignment this weekend. ... Ehire Adrianza (broken left foot) is getting close to finishing his rehab, but Bochy is unsure what the plans are after that for the infielder.UP NEXTReds: RHP Dan Straily (5-6) pitches the series finale Wednesday afternoon. Straily, who began the season in the bullpen, is holding opponents to a .213 batting average.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (10-5) faces the Reds for the first time this season. The four-time All-Star has won three of his last four matchups against Cincinnati. 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Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Oregon opened the Maui Invitational with a disappointing loss, won in overtime and closed with a click-on-all-cylinders win.Winning the tournament was the goal, but getting better with each game wasnt a bad consolation.Chris Boucher scored 21 points, Tyler Dorsey added 19 and No. 13 Oregon beat Connecticut 79-69 on Wednesday in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational.Obviously, we still have a lot of stuff we need to work on offensively and defensively, but I think we took a step, said Oregon forward Jordan Bell, who had 12 points. I think every game we got a little better.Oregon (4-2) lost its opener to Georgetown, but bounced back with an overtime victory over Tennessee on Dillon Brooks long 3-pointer. The Ducks wanted to get off to a fast start in their Maui finale and did just that, racing to a 15-point lead in the opening 4 1/2 minutes.UConn (2-4) chipped into the lead by halftime, but the Ducks started flying again, building the lead back up to 17.Dylan Ennis added 15 points for Oregon, which shot 54 percent and made 9 of 21 from 3-point range.Jalen Adams led the Huskies with 27 points and Rodney Purvis added 13.Comes down to fundamentals: play defense and execute on offense, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. I dont know what else to say. Energy and youve got to play defense. They made shots and we didnt make shots. Simple game. Theres no secret to it.The Ducks attacked the Huskies from the opening tip, scoring the games first 10 points, racing out to an 18-point lead.Ollie called a timeout 41 seconds into the game and Adams, the Huskies leading scorer, headed to the bench at 17:03 after picking up his second foul.I dont think we were just playing with the intensity we should have, Adams said. We didnt match their intensity or their energy and I think we have to work on that. Weve got to build on that.Oregon pushed the lead to 21, but the Huskies came roaring back.UConn started hitting shots it was missing earlier, while the Ducks went more than 8 minutes without a field goal, trimming the lead to 339-28 by halftime.ddddddddddddOregon revved up again to start the second half, hitting 5 of its first 7 shots to push the lead to 53-34.UConn had one more run. The Huskies whittled away at the lead and got it down to eight with 3 minutes left, but couldnt make up any more ground.I just thought our energy level today was much better because of the ball movement and getting some shots down, Oregon coach Dana Altman said.BIG PICTUREOregon finished the Maui Invitational with a flourish after a dud of a start. The Ducks should get better as Brooks, their leader, builds up stamina in his return from offseason foot surgery.UConns young team is still trying to gel. The Huskies struggled against Oklahoma States pressure in the opener, Chaminades perimeter shooting the next game and the Ducks flock of athletes in the finale.BROOKS PROGRESSIONBrooks was limited to eight points in 13 minutes in Oregons opener against Georgetown, his first game back since offseason foot surgery.The preseason All-America was back to his Duck-leading role against Tennessee in the second round, scoring 17 points and hitting the game-winning 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in overtime.Brooks was limited to nine points in 18 minutes Wednesday, but did all the little things the Ducks need, like playing defense, distributing the ball -- five assists -- and providing leadership.LARRIER OUTUConn announced Wednesday that sophomore forward Terry Larrier will miss the rest of the season with a torn left ACL.Larrier was injured Monday night against Oklahoma State while driving to the basket. Hes expected to be out eight months.UConn was expecting a big contribution from the 6-foot-8 Larrier, who sat out last season after transferring from Virginia Commonwealth.UP NEXTUConn hosts Boston University on Nov. 30.Oregon hosts Boise State on Monday.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '