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Matt Cain
ERA W-L K
4.55 5-3 88
Team: San FranciscoHt / Wt: 6-3 / 230 NFBC ADP: 43.49
Position: SPBorn: 10/1/1984 Birthplace: Dothan, Alabama
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 1st Round by Giants (2002)


Latest News
June 14 3:00 PM PT4:00 PM MT5:00 PM CT6:00 PM ET18:00 ET22:00 GMT6:00 CST3:00 PM MST5:00 PM EST5:30 PM VEN2:00 UAE (+1)5:00 PM CT-Cain allowed two hits over 6 2-3 innings in a 10-0 win at Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Analysis: Cain is 5-1 with a 3.54 ERA over his last eight starts.
June 2 11:05 AM PT12:05 PM MT1:05 PM CT2:05 PM ET14:05 ET18:05 GMT2:05 CST11:05 AM MST1:05 PM EST1:35 PM VEN22:05 UAE1:05 PM CT-Cain had a four-game win streak snapped with an 8-0 loss to St. Louis on Saturday.
Analysis: Cain (4-3) allowed seven runs in six innings, falling to 0-3 at Busch Stadium with an 8.87 ERA in four starts. The loss was his first since April 18.
May 27 10:56 AM PT11:56 AM MT12:56 PM CT1:56 PM ET13:56 ET17:56 GMT1:56 CST10:56 AM MST12:56 PM EST1:26 PM VEN21:56 UAE12:56 PM CT-Cain won for the fourth time in five starts Sunday, throwing five innings of two-run ball while only allowing two hits, though he walked a season-high five in San Francisco's 7-3 win over Colorado.
Analysis: Cain (4-2, 5.00 ERA) has looked much more like his usual self over his last five starts, allowing two runs or fewer in four of them.
May 22 12:45 PM PT1:45 PM MT2:45 PM CT3:45 PM ET15:45 ET19:45 GMT3:45 CST12:45 PM MST2:45 PM EST3:15 PM VEN23:45 UAE2:45 PM CT-Cain yielded two runs and four hits over seven innings in the Giants' 4-2 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.
Analysis: Cain (3-2, 5.13 ERA) also walked two batters but didn't surrender a home run after giving up three while allowing six runs in his last start.
May 11 11:13 AM PT12:13 PM MT1:13 PM CT2:13 PM ET14:13 ET18:13 GMT2:13 CST11:13 AM MST1:13 PM EST1:43 PM VEN22:13 UAE1:13 PM CT-Cain pitched eight strong innings in the Giants' 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Analysis: Cain (2-2, 5.04 ERA) allowed three hits, including Brian McCann's two-run homer, and added an RBI single during a six-run rally in the fourth inning. Cain is 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA in his first two starts this month.
May 6 1:03 PM PT2:03 PM MT3:03 PM CT4:03 PM ET16:03 ET20:03 GMT4:03 CST1:03 PM MST3:03 PM EST3:33 PM VEN0:03 UAE (+1)3:03 PM CT-Cain pitched into the eighth inning to end the longest winless-streak of his career, and Hunter Pence accounted for all of the scoring in the Giants 4-3 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday night.
Analysis: Cain, who pitched six shutout innings against Los Angeles on opening day, gave up one run and five hits in 7 1-3 innings and allowed only one runner past second base to win for the first time since Sept. 26, 2012. He left to a standing ovation from the AT&T Park crowd after issuing a one-out walk in the eighth, then watched from the dugout as five relievers teamed for the final five outs.
Apr. 13 1:39 PM PT2:39 PM MT3:39 PM CT4:39 PM ET16:39 ET20:39 GMT4:39 CST1:39 PM MST3:39 PM EST4:09 PM VEN0:39 UAE (+1)3:39 PM CT-Cain bounced back from a rough start his last time out and tossed seven strong innings in a 4-3 loss to Chicago on Friday.
Analysis: Cain, who had allowed nine runs in his previous outing, gave up two runs on seven hits to lower his ERA to 5.94.

Regular Season

Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K WHIP ERA SSX
2005 SF 2 1 0 - 0 7 7 1 46.1 24 12 12 4 19 1 30 0.93 2.33 $52.83
2006 SF 13 12 0 - 0 32 31 1 190.2 157 93 88 18 87 1 179 1.28 4.15 $224.67
2007 SF 7 16 0 - 0 32 32 1 200.0 173 84 81 14 79 3 163 1.26 3.65 $191.00
2008 SF 8 14 0 - 0 34 34 1 217.2 206 95 91 19 91 9 186 1.36 3.76 $204.17
2009 SF 14 8 0 - 0 33 33 4 217.2 184 73 70 22 73 6 171 1.18 2.89 $260.17
2010 SF 13 11 0 - 0 33 33 4 223.1 181 84 78 22 61 4 177 1.08 3.14 $266.33
2011 SF 12 11 0 - 0 33 33 1 221.2 177 82 71 9 63 5 179 1.08 2.88 $269.67
2012 SF 16 5 0 - 0 32 32 2 219.1 177 73 68 21 51 1 193 1.04 2.79 $310.33
2013 SF 5 3 0 - 0 15 15 0 95.0 78 49 48 15 29 1 88 1.13 4.55 $106.50
Career 90 81 0 - 0 251 250 15 1631.2 1357 645 607 144 553 31 1366 1.17 3.35  

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2005 SF 7 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .067 .067 .133
2006 SF 32 57 1 8 2 0 0 1 1 28 0 0 .140 .155 .175
2007 SF 32 57 3 4 0 0 2 4 2 32 0 0 .070 .102 .175
2008 SF 34 62 3 7 1 0 2 3 4 34 0 0 .113 .167 .226
2009 SF 33 60 2 9 2 1 0 3 4 31 0 0 .150 .203 .217
2010 SF 35 66 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 33 0 0 .106 .119 .121
2011 SF 35 66 5 9 1 0 1 6 3 30 0 0 .136 .171 .197
2012 SF 35 74 6 13 2 0 1 6 2 33 0 0 .176 .197 .243
2013 SF 15 27 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 .111 .111 .111
Career 258 484 24 61 10 1 6 26 17 237 0 0 .126 .155 .188

Postseason

Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2010 SF Total 2 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 21.1 13 1 0 0 7 1 13 0.00
    0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 6.2 7 1 0 0 2 0 6 0.00
    LCS 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0.00
    WS 1 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 7.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.00
2012 SF Total 2 2 0 - 0 5 5 0 30.0 27 12 12 6 7 1 20 3.52
    1 1 0 - 0 2 2 0 10.2 11 6 6 3 3 0 9 5.06
    LCS 1 1 0 - 0 2 2 0 12.1 11 3 3 1 2 1 6 2.19
    WS 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 7.0 5 3 3 2 2 0 5 3.86
Career 4 2 0 - 0 8 8 0 51.1 40 13 12 6 14 2 33 2.10

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 SF Total 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 .286 .286 .286
    1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500
    LCS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    WS 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333
2012 SF Total 5 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .222 .222 .222
    2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    LCS 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .400 .400 .400
Career 8 16 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 .250 .250 .250


Pitching Velocity

Pitch TypePitchesMaxMinAvgPct
Fastball 679 94 88 91 48.12
Curveball 162 83 76 79.3 11.48
Slider 384 90 83 86.3 27.21
Changeup 186 88 83 85.5 13.18

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