David Ortiz has been crushing right-handed pitching this year, and he gets a juicy home matchup against the struggling Matt Cain.

31-year-old Matt Cain got his first rehab start two days ago, taking part in an Arizona rookie league game. He went three innings and one-third, surrendering two runs on three hits, including a home run. He also struck out six, threw 46 pitches and reached 91 MPH with solid command. Cain is on the d[...]

Despite an appealing matchup against Matt Cain, Jonathan Villar will likely go overlooked today. What other hitters will fly under-the-radar?

Matt Cain worked a simulated game this week, throwing 72 pitches as he recovers from a strained hamstring. He will probably make a rehab start in Triple-A before any return to San Francisco. He wasn’t pitching very well before the leg injury, and should be completely ignored in all fantasy formats[...]

Albert Suarez is a 26-year old rookie reliever from the Giants. He will start today in place of Matt Cain, who hurt his hamstring and had to leave his last start. Suarez filled in for him then, pitching five innings at Coors field allowing three earned runs and striking out three. Coors is the most [...]

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain was pulled from Friday night's game after just 1.2 innings due to an injury to his right hamstring. [...]

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain turned in a strong outing against the Cubs on Saturday afternoon, surrendering one run over six innings and striking out five. The performance was enough to award Cain with his first win of the season. This now marks three consecutive quality starts for Cain, with [...]

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain pitched seven innings of one-run ball on Sunday afternoon, as San Francisco toppled Arizona, 2-1. Walking two and striking out five, Cain turned in his second impressive outing in as many attempts. [...]

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain was in vintage form on Tuesday night, limiting the Blue Jays to two earned runs over eight innings. Cain was handed the loss, as San Francisco was shut out by Toronto, 2-0. Cain headed into the evening sporting a 7.84 ERA, and had yet to pitch into the seventh innin[...]

The San Francisco Giants have lost the last three games started by right-hander Matt Cain (0-2, 6.43 ERA). There's a strong chance that streak reaches four after Saturday's meeting with the New York Mets. Cain has been hit hard by both righties (.333 average allowed) and lefties (.310) this season, [...]