Dave Roberts of the Giants is safe at second base with a stolen base in the first inning as Arizona's Stephen Drew dives for an errant throw. Orlando Hudson of the D-backs backs up the play.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Webb enjoys matching up with other major-league aces, especially if Arizona gets the win.

Webb struck out eight to pass 1,000 for his career, and got the win in a matchup with fellow All-Star right-hander Tim Lincecum to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.

Webb allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings, winning his third straight decision to become the second pitcher in the majors with 14 victories. Cliff Lee of the Indians is the other.

Webb managed to get a few words out of the reserved Lincecum when both were in New York this month for the All-Star festivities.

"He was a couple of lockers down from me but he didn't say too much," Webb said. "It was more like, 'Hey, what's up?' Some chitchat here and there. It's always fun to play in these kinds of close games."

Lincecum had a career-high 13 strikeouts in seven innings, and left with a 3-2 lead.

Chris Young and Conor Jackson each drove in runs against Tyler Walker (3-6) in Arizona's three-run eighth. Young's sacrifice fly tied it at 3, and Jackson singled in Stephen Drew to give the D-backs the lead.

"When you give up a leadoff double, you're asking for trouble," Walker said. "It's frustrating, because we battled back against one of the best pitchers in the league. I let the team down."

Chad Tracy made it 5-3 with a sacrifice fly off Jack Taschner.

Webb (14-4) became the 57th active pitcher with 1,000 strikeouts when he struck out Dave Roberts in the third inning. He now has 1,008 for his career.

"I was able to get my pitch count under control by being more aggressive," Webb said. "Roberts always battles me pretty good, and I end up walking him twice. He scored both times, too. I pitched around some trouble and tried to stay in there for as long as I could."

Webb has won seven straight decisions against the Giants, and has yet to give up a home run to a San Francisco hitter since Moises Alou in April 2006, a span of 62 innings.

Webb's 12 wins against the Giants are his most against any team, and his six wins in San Francisco are his most outside Arizona.

"He's pretty economical with his pitches and that's why we can leave him out there an extra inning to pick up a win," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "Both guys pitched great and there were big hits on both sides."

Chris Snyder had two hits and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who have won four of five to climb one game over .500 for the first time since June 30. The Diamondbacks have won eight of their last 12 against the Giants.

Lincecum struck out the side twice and recorded two strikeouts in three other innings. He got Drew three times.

"I'm more concentrating on the task at hand," Lincecum said. "I'm not out there worrying about my strikeout totals or anything while we're in a game like that — especially a close one. It's more, 'Let's get out of these innings. Let's get our bats going.' That's pretty much what I was trying to do."