Giants right-hander Matt Cain tossed a perfect game at home against the Astros on Wednesday night. ...

Cain’s 330 starts so far rank second only to Juan Marichal’s 446 in San Francisco history, and yet his name might not come up right away among the great Giants pitchers of recent vintage.

Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants, striking out a career-high 14 and getting help from two spectacular catches to beat the Houston Astros 10 ...

The San Francisco Giants accomplished what they absolutely had to do when they signed star righthanded starter Matt Cain to a $112.5-million extension on the eve of the season.

Gozzo’s favorite memory of Cain has a different Colorado Rockies angle. In 2012, the Giants covertly invited him out for a ceremony to unveil a plaque honoring Cain’s perfect game.

Nicknamed "The Horse," Cain once had a reputation of an innings-eater. He posted more than 200 innings in six-straight seasons from 2007-2013, but hasn't done it since.

Cain, and the Giants, seemed to be showing the ability to limit results on balls in play, beyond park effects. Advertisement. The key, for Cain at least, was the pop up.

San Francisco, CA – When did Matt Cain know he had his best stuff? "It took a couple innings," the Giants right-hander said. And several more for anyone on the Pirates to figure him out. Cain ...

Matt Cain appears to be back as a consistently good starting pitcher, and part of the... Giants’ Matt Cain 2-seaming his way to success SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

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New York-- Matt Cain probably will have surgery soon to remove bone chips in his pitching elbow, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday, ending the pitcher's season and removing a big arm from the ...

And Matt Cain has a clear recollection of the first time Giants scout Lee Elder walked into his suburban Memphis home. “I remember staring at that big-ass Yankee World Series ring on your hand ...