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PREGAME NOTES: Pill gives a scouting report on potential Vogelsong replacements

Giants Extra | San Jose Mercury News — The Giants are keeping quiet about the Mystery Starter, and there’s really no reason to say anything. They’re going to use the off day to push Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner up a day, keeping both on normal rest and sliding the No. 5 starter in behind Bumgarner. That means we’re looking at Tuesday as [...]

San Francisco Giants 11 hours ago

Game 46: Nats at Giants

Nats Insider | CSN Washington — Associated PressStephen Strasburg faces Matt Cain tonight at AT&T; Park.The Nationals are in a tenuous position right now, no doubt about it. They've lost seven of their last 10, have a bunch of guys banged up with injuries and had to call in a pair of arms from Class AAA Syracuse for bullpen support. But they've also got Stephen Strasburg taking the mound tonight, and one dominant start from the would-be ace of this staff could certainly go a long way toward righting the club's ship overall.Strasburg is coming off a very impressive outing in San Diego, one in which he was allowed to go eight ...

Washington Nationals 12 hours ago

San Francisco Giants-Washington Nationals pitching matchups

San Jose Mercury News — GIANTS VS. WASHINGTONMonday: Giants' Ryan Vogelsong (1-4, 8.06) vs. Zach Duke (0-0, 8.40), 7:15 p.m. CSNBATuesday: Matt Cain (3-2, 5.

San Francisco Giants May 19, 2013

Open GameThread, 5/18

McCovey Chronicles — Current Series 4 game series vs Rockies @ Coors Field Thu 05/16 WP: Matt Cain (3 - 2) SV: Sergio Romo LP: Jhoulys Chacin (3 - 3) 8 - 6 win Fri 05/17 ...

San Francisco Giants May 18, 2013

Latest meltdown excusable for Matt Cain

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Yes, those nine home runs Matt Cain allowed in his first six starts were frustrating, but the Giants ace seemed to get back on track with dominant outings May 5 and May 10, allowing just one home run between the two. So what happened in his latest start Thursday, when he allowed three home runs and six earned runs in 6 1/3 innings? For starters, he was pitching at Coors Field -- and not the snow-covered Coors Field we've seen for much of the season, but the one that typically accompanies 81-degree temperatures (you know, suitable baseball weather). After a couple of years of relatively fair pl...

May 17, 2013

Wilin Rosario lifts off vs. Giants

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario enjoyed another solid night at the plate as he launched his eighth home run of the season Thursday night against the Giants.Rosario unleashed a three-run home run in the third off starter Matt Cain which gave the Rockies an early 6-0 lead. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and three RBI in an 8-6 defeat.Rosario is hitting .274 with eight home runs and 22 RBI in 124 at-bats.

May 17, 2013

Matt Cain roughed up by Rockies

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants pitcher Matt Cain was knocked around but escaped with his third win of the season Thursday night against the Padres.Cain (3-2), who made his ninth start of the season, had a hard time keeping the ball in the park as he surrendered home runs to Todd Helton, Nick Arenado and Wilin Rosario. The right-hander was charged with six runs and eight hits over 6 1/3 innings of work. He struck out six and walked two in an 8-6 win. Cain has won three consecutive decisions and has watched his ERA drop from 6.49 to 5.43 over that span. He is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday at home against the...

May 17, 2013

What to do about Matt Cain?

ESPN Fantasy Baseball — By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry...

May 17, 2013

Fantasy Baseball

ESPN Fantasy Baseball — Eric Karabell and Tristan Cockcroft discuss the new rankings and how they relate to Matt Cain, Francisco Liriano, Vernon Wells and Dan Uggla.

May 17, 2013

Friday’s Giants lineup: Pill is in for Belt

Giants Extra | San Jose Mercury News — Well you knew this was coming … Pagan CF Scutaro 2B Sandoval 3B Posey C Pence RF Pill 1B Torres LF Crawford SS Bumgarner LHP Giants are facing Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa today. — From last night, the Giants did it again. It occurred to me this morning that Matt Cain was kind [...]

San Francisco Giants May 17, 2013

Matt Cain prepares for start at home

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants pitcher Matt Cain did not travel with the club for its two-game series in Toronto, manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday. The right-hander remained home in San Francisco, where he threw a bullpen session on Sunday.Bochy said he did not want any unexpected travel delays to hinder Cain before his start Thursday against the Rockies in Colorado. "What didn't make sense is to bring him up here for two days," Bochy told MLB.com. "We told him to [stay behind]."Cain is 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA through two starts in May.

May 16, 2013

San Francisco Giants-Colorado Rockies pitching matchups

San Jose Mercury News — GIANTS AT COLORADOThursday: Giants' Matt Cain (2-2, 5.04) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (3-2, 2.70), 5:40 p.m. CSNBAFriday: Madison Bumgarner (4-1, 2.

San Francisco Giants May 15, 2013

PREGAME NOTES: Cain doesn’t need passport; Giants looking for a split

Giants Extra | San Jose Mercury News — It’s an observant group of beat writers you all have. Turns out Matt Cain didn’t make the trip to Toronto because it simply didn’t make sense. The Giants would have sent Cain to Denver today anyway, so why bring him up here to watch one game? Cain stayed back and threw a bullpen session at [...]

San Francisco Giants May 15, 2013

Matt Cain improves to 2-2

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain continued to pitch well as he enjoyed another solid performance en route to an 8-2 win over the Braves. Cain (2-2), who made his eighth start of the season, served up a two-run home run to Brian McCann in the fifth for his only damage off the night. The right-hander was charged with two runs and three hits over eight innings of work. He struck out seven and walked two in 114 pitches, 68 strikes.Cain has won his last two decisions. He has yielded three runs in his last 15 1/3 innings of work during that stretch. The 28-year-old is scheduled to start Thursday at...

May 10, 2013

POSTGAME NOTES: Cain shakes off wicked liner to deliver strong start

Giants Extra | San Jose Mercury News — It’s Dan Brown (@mercbrownie) with a quick post-game blog for Alex Pavlovic: # # # His durability wasn’t exactly in question, but Matt Cain provided a reminder of his toughness Friday night during an 8-2 victory over the Braves at AT&T; Park. The three-time All-Star delivered eight strong innings on a night when an overworked [...]

San Francisco Giants May 10, 2013

Latest San Francisco Giants Rumors & News

  • Giants put Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla on disabled list, call up Sandy Rosario, Brett Pill San Jose Mercury News
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Matt Cain Photos

  • Game 46: Nats at Giants
    Associated PressStephen Strasburg faces Matt Cain tonight at AT&T; Park.The Nationals are in a tenuous position right now, no doubt about it. They've lost seven of their last 10, have a bunch of guys banged up with injuries and had to call in a pair of arms from Class AAA Syracuse for bullpen support. But they've also got Stephen Strasburg taking the mound tonight, and one dominant start from the would-be ace of this staff could certainly go a long way toward righting the club's ship overall.Strasburg is coming off a very impressive outing in San Diego, one in which he was allowed to go eight ...
  • Open GameThread, 5/18
    Current Series 4 game series vs Rockies @ Coors Field Thu 05/16 WP: Matt Cain (3 - 2) SV: Sergio Romo LP: Jhoulys Chacin (3 - 3) 8 - 6 win Fri 05/17 ...
  • Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton watches the flight of his two-run home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain during the second inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Denver The Associated Press
    Colorado Rockies' Todd Helton watches the flight of his two-run home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain during the second inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
  • San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain throws to the plate against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Denver The Associated Press
    San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain throws to the plate against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
  • Cain helps Giants beat Hudson and Braves 8-2 The Associated Press
    San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain hits an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 10, 2013 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
  • Matt Cain
    Matt Cain. Man, typing that is such a release. If you're new here, that first paragraph is a complete paragraph. It's a complete story, with ups, downs, chills, thrills, and spills. The characters in the movie learn important lessons. Namely, that Matt Cain exists and that he's better than you. Matt Cain. The greatest epic poem written by the Greeks in eight letters or fewer. Matt Cain. It's been a long time since we've been able to do this kind of Matt Cain feting around here. It used to happen every five or 10 days, but it's been at least since … jeez, last September since we could t...
  • San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain hits an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 10, 2013 in San Francisco The Associated Press
    San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain hits an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 10, 2013 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)
  • San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain tips his cap to fans as he leaves the baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in San Francisco The Associated Press
    San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain tips his cap to fans as he leaves the baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)