by Jeff FletcherFiled under: GiantsSAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain was the best losing pitcher in baseball the past two years, a victim of an almost criminal lack of support.Cain pitched six innings or more and allowed two earned runs or fewer without getting a victory 26 times, most in the majors over that span.His 3.71 ERA and his 15-30 record simply didn't fit together.Matt Cain a Hard-Luck Loser No More originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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June 15, 2009
Daddy worked his whole life, for nothing but the pain; now he walks these empty rooms, looking for something to blame. You inherit the sins, you inherit the flames. Adam raised a Cain. -Bruce Springsteen
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! There hasn’t been this much excitement in San Francisco since, well, since last year. [...]
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June 14, 2009
Matt Cain is the fourth Giants starter since the team moved West to win at least nine of his first 10 decisions in a season, joining Tim Lincecum plus Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. One series of numbers from Sunday's game illustrates why...
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June 14, 2009
Matt Cain, the Giants' most successful pitcher of 2009, goes for his ninth victory Sunday. He's having a good-luck kind of year. Maybe his luckiest since a tornado hit his town in 1994.
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June 15, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain endured several years of little run support with no complaints. So, imagine his joy at watching Nate Schierholtz's inside-the-park home run highlight San Francisco's latest win.
"I don't think I could run that fast even if there was no fence," Cain said.
He pitched a four-hitter for his seventh straight victory and the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics...
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June 14, 2009
Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter for his seventh consecutive win and the Giants beat the Athletics 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
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June 14, 2009
Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter for his seventh consecutive win and the Giants beat the Athletics 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Via Sign on San Diego
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June 14, 2009
Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter for his seventh straight win and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
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June 14, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park, three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter for his seventh consecutive win and the Giants beat the A's 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Pablo Sandoval added a two-run homer, and Andres Torres matched his career high with three hits as the Giants won for the ninth time in 12 games.
Cain (9-1) ended...
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June 14, 2009
Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter and the Giants beat the A's 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep at AT&T Park.
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