Matt Cain News

The moment the Washington Nationals 23rd loss of the season went from a tight, pulse-pounding victory to a gut-wrenching 4-2 defeat came quickly.

A pair of competitive right-handers take center stage off the shores of McCovey Cove, as Matt Cain leads the San Francisco Giants against Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals Tuesday at AT&T Park.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Ryan Vogelsong had surgery to insert five pins into his fractured right pinky finger today and that the procedure "went well." Bochy said he's hopeful Vogelsong will be able to return to pitching off a mound in six to eight weeks.

Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba said his pregame scouting meeting with pitcher Juan Nicasio on Sunday consisted of one sentence: "Whatever I put down, you throw." Nicasio kept that in mind all the way to the last pitch of his most impressive outing of the season -- six three-hit innings in the Rockies' second shutout of the season, a 5-0 victory ... (more)

A day after the Giants committed a season-high four errors, manager Bruce Bochy conducted a pregame meeting Saturday to remind players about the evils of mental mistakes.

Just a reminder to post any fantasy questions you may have in the comments section of the Roundup.

Buster Posey is the reigning NL MVP after completing a season where he helped lead the San Francisco Giants to their second World Series title in three seasons.

Before the 2012 season, Tim Lincecum made a decision to reject a four year, $100 million contract extension from the San Francisco Giants and instead, opted to sign a two year, $40.5 million contract which would make him a free agent after the 2013 season.

Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning, Matt Cain settled down after a shaky start and the San Francisco Giants won their 10th straight over Colorado, rallying from a six-run deficit to beat the Rockies 8-6 on Thursday night.

None of us noticed until today that Matt Cain was not here. One of us asked manager Bruce Bochy if he was sent ahead to Denver for his Thursday night start, since the team is not expected to arrive until the wee hours of the morning.

Over the weekend, the Giants played four games against Atlanta and allowed a total of 10 runs.

That being said, we are still in the infant stage of the 2013 season. The Giants have only played 38 games out of 162.

When Matt Harvey went nine innings last Tuesday in the Mets' 1-0, 10-inning victory over the White Sox, he didn't get the win.

Their assault on Philip Humber Saturday was vicious. 2. Cardinals : Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright completely overmatched the Rockies' lineup, and that's no easy feat.

As if the pitching needed a boost, Matt Adams is back from the disabled list. Meantime, rookie Shelby Miller retired 27 straight in a one-hitter. Over their final three games, the Giants outscored the Braves 23-4. Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum combined to throw 22 innings, allowing just three runs.

Already 6 games in the AL West. Cardinals - best pitching staff in the NL. The question throughout the summer is can they slow down the Reds offense that will be right on their tail.

Despite a series of close calls over the weekend, including one-hitters from St.

Just before the Giants packed and left for Canada, the good vibes from the good ol' days were back at China Basin.

Say, it's kind of tough to do one of these eight hours after the game ends. Makes you realize how quickly you stop caring about one game and start worrying about the next one.

The left-handed Bumgarner baffled the Braves, getting them to chase his fastball up in the zone and bite on curveballs in the dirt.