Giants blank Bucs on onehitter Bats Balancing Act Helps Spread Wealth A GIANT CONTRACT make Cain game's richest righty Joe Lemire Cain's recordsetting deal makes sense and will impact others gets $127.5M from still working to resign RHP Matt Keep With $112.5 Million Extension PhatzRadio MLB NL Roundup throws a 1hitter; beats Pirates 50 SF Giants' nearly perfects payoff pitch loses perfect game pitcher For openers memorable day for Baseball's 1sizefitsall failure with pitchers Gack Sports Game Picks Saturday April 14 2012 lost

Matt Cain tosses one-hitter in Giants' home opener Pittsburgh pitcher James McDonald spoils no-hitter bid with sixth inning single Giants' Cain tosses near perfect game vs. Pirates Matt Cain threw a one-hitter, allowing only a single by Pittsburgh pitcher James McDonald in the sixth inning during a near-perfect performance Friday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pirates 5-0 in their home opener. SF Giants' Matt Cain nearly perfects payoff pitch This is what a $127.5 million pitcher does. He flirts with perfection. He mows down a weak and sleep-deprived lineup with no mercy. On a day his closer is not available, he goes nine innings. When the entire stadium is... Matt Cain continues to mystify Matt Cain has been flummoxing statheads almost as long as he has been flummoxing opposing hitters. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander has quietly become one of baseball's premier pitchers since earning a regular spot in the San Francisco Giants' rotation in 2006, despite a career xFIP (4.26) nearly a full run higher than his career ERA (3.37). Utilizing a typical starting pitcher's tool chest ... SF Giants' Matt Cain loses perfect game to pitcher Believe it or not, James McDonald felt a little bummed for Matt Cain that he didn't throw a perfect game. McDonald, the Pirates' starter Friday, slapped an opposite-field single to left in the sixth inning. Otherwise,... Matt Cain pitches a gem for SF Giants home opener Matt Cain tossed a one-hit, 11-strikeout complete-game gem and Aubrey Huff belted a two-run homer in the eighth inning as San Francisco won its home opener. Buster Posey ripped an RBI double off the center-field wall in the first inning and Huff and Nate Schierholtz added run-scoring singles. Melky Cabrera posted his fourth straight multi-hit contest with a pair of singles to extend his hitting ... Cain nearly perfect as Giants top Bucs in home opener James McDonald took no pleasure in being the only player to reach base against Matt Cain. As has been the case so far this season, even success for the Pittsburgh Pirates has been hard to celebrate. Cain nearly perfect as Giants blank Pirates 5-0 James McDonald took no pleasure in being the only player to reach base against Matt Cain. Cain Brilliant in 5-0 Win Against Pirates Matt Cain was absolute dominant on Friday, recording a complete-game shutout against the Pirates, and coming dangerously close to a no-hitter. Photo Credit: Getty Images Cain pitches 1-hitter, Giants win home opener SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Matt Cain thought about it all right, well aware he had yet to allow a baserunner as he piled up outs. The Giants ace has never thrown a no-hitter at any level, so he pondered that this might just be his day to do it - and with all the hype of the home opener, no less.
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