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| ERA | W-L | SO | WHIP | RANK | FSP |
| 2.9 | 14-8 | 171 | 1.18 | 23rd | |
| 2nd String | Tracked By: 7 | |||||
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Archived News (08-2008)
Bronson Arroyo helped himself again Sunday with his big double
News: Bronson Arroyo helped himself again Sunday with his big double off San Francisco starter Matt Cain in the fifth. "We had a chance to get out of that, but I made a bad pitch to Bronson," Cain said. "I have no one but myself to blame. That was the turning point." Cain (8-11) allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings. He tied a season high by issuing five walks, and Giants pitchers also tied a season mark with nine walks overall. "Walks have killed us all year," Bochy said. "Enough's enough. You have to pound the strike zone." [...]
A rough showing from Cain, who closes out August 2-2 with a
A rough showing from Cain, who closes out August 2-2 with a 3.66 over 39 1/3 innings. He'll look to bounce back when he squares off against the Pirates at AT&T Park next.
Matt Cain did not pitch well for San Francisco, going only five
Matt Cain did not pitch well for San Francisco, going only five innings and walking five while surrendering five earned runs in the Giants 9-3 loss to the Reds.Cain had thrown fairly well in August, and his ERA is still a respectable 3.69, but his lack of wins and relative wildness are beginning to hurt. He walked at least four batters in every August outing except one.
Matt Cain Injury News
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Matt Cain Fantasy Scoring
Top| # | date | Innings | K's | Hits | Walks | ERA | Decision | Points | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 03 09 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | loss | 9.50 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Sep 27 09 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | win | 31.50 | 0 |
| 3 | Sep 22 09 | 2.1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | loss | -3.34 | 34.34 |
| 4 | Sep 16 09 | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | loss | 8.50 | 24 |
| 5 | Sep 11 09 | 6.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | loss | 8.00 | 21 |
| 6 | Sep 05 09 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | win | 24.00 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Aug 30 09 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | none | 11.00 | 26 |
| 8 | Aug 25 09 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | none | 13.00 | 23 |
| 9 | Aug 20 09 | 8.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | none | 13.50 | 16.5 |
| 10 | Aug 15 09 | 7.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | none | 10.66 | 15.34 |
| 11 | Aug 09 09 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | loss | 11.50 | 27.5 |
| 12 | Aug 03 09 | 8.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | loss | 13.00 | 11.66 |
| 13 | Jul 29 09 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | none | 24.50 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Jul 24 09 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | win | 24.50 | 13 |
| 15 | Jul 19 09 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | win | 27.50 | 9.5 |
| 16 | Jul 11 09 | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | none | 3.32 | 24.68 |
| 17 | Jul 06 09 | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | win | 23.82 | 16.18 |
| 18 | Jul 01 09 | 7.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | none | 11.50 | 18 |
| 19 | Jun 26 09 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | loss | 13.00 | 16.82 |
| 20 | Jun 20 09 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | none | 20.00 | 17.5 |
| 21 | Jun 14 09 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | win | 39.00 | 0 |
| 22 | Jun 09 09 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | win | 19.16 | 10.34 |
| 23 | Jun 04 09 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | win | 22.50 | 13 |
| 24 | May 29 09 | 6.1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | win | 22.66 | 8.84 |
| 25 | May 23 09 | 9.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | win | 34.00 | 0 |
| 26 | May 17 09 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | win | 20.00 | 18 |
| 27 | May 12 09 | 7.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | none | 9.00 | 25.5 |
| 28 | May 07 09 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | win | 26.00 | 12.5 |
| 29 | May 02 09 | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | loss | 4.50 | 31 |
| 30 | Apr 26 09 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | none | 14.00 | 12.5 |
| 31 | Apr 21 09 | 6.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | win | 20.50 | 6.5 |
| 32 | Apr 15 09 | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | none | 7.50 | 24.5 |
| 33 | Apr 09 09 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | win | 25.00 | 4.5 |
| Totals: | 215.8 | 171 | 184 | 73 | 557.78 | ||||
Matt Cain Fantasy Graph
TopPlayer Run Differential Notes
Numbers in parenthesis for each team indicates total runs scored that game. Numbers next to each pitcher indicates earned runs. This stat is used to get a better understanding of the performance of the pitcher and how much run support he got from his team.
The run differential is based on total runs each team scored when Matt Cain has a decision. (i.e. win/loss) Similarly, the opposing pitcher listed also received a decision.
Home Breakdown
Top| Games | Home | Away | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF (7) | OAK (1) | Matt Cain (1) | Brett Anderson (6) | +6 |
| 1 | SF (7) | MIL (1) | Matt Cain (1) | Manny Parra (5) | +6 |
| 1 | SF (8) | SD (3) | Matt Cain (2) | Jake Peavy (6) | +5 |
| 1 | SF (5) | CHC (1) | Matt Cain (0) | Randy Wells (5) | +4 |
| 1 | SF (4) | STL (2) | Matt Cain (1) | Joel Pineiro (4) | +2 |
| 1 | SF (2) | NYM (0) | Matt Cain (0) | Mike Pelfrey (2) | +2 |
| 1 | SF (5) | FLA (4) | Matt Cain (1) | Sean West (5) | +1 |
| 1 | SF (2) | CIN (5) | Matt Cain (5) | Aaron Harang (2) | -3 |
| 2 | SF | COL | Matt Cain | n/a | -5 |
| 1 | SF (3) | LAD (10) | Matt Cain (4) | Hiroki Kuroda (2) | -7 |
| Totals: | Games: 11 | +11 | |||
Away Breakdown
Top| Games | Away | Home | Pitcher (Earned) | Opp. Pitcher (Earned) | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SF | COL | Matt Cain | n/a | +7 |
| 1 | SF (5) | SEA(1) | Matt Cain (1) | Mark Lowe (5) | +4 |
| 1 | SF (4) | WAS(1) | Matt Cain (1) | Ross Detwiler (4) | +3 |
| 2 | SF | ARI | Matt Cain | n/a | +3 |
| 1 | SF (4) | PIT(3) | Matt Cain (1) | Zach Duke (4) | +1 |
| 1 | SF (3) | HOU(4) | Matt Cain (4) | Mike Hampton (1) | -1 |
| 1 | SF (0) | SD(2) | Matt Cain (2) | Wade LeBlanc (0) | -2 |
| 2 | SF | MIL | Matt Cain | n/a | -3 |
| Totals: | Games: 11 | +12 | |||
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