RHP Matt Cain (hamstring) threw 46 pitches in a rehab appearance for the Giants' rookie-level affiliate in the Arizona League on Saturday night and came out of it ready for another, manager Bruce Bochy reported. "Felt great," Cain said. The Giants have not decided whether to give Cain one or two more rehab starts, Bochy said. With no setbacks, Cain is expected to rejoin the Giants shortly after the All-Star break.

RHP Matt Cain gave up three hits and two runs in 3 2/3 innings of a rehab start for the Giants' affiliate in the Arizona League on Saturday after being rained out of a scheduled start the night before. He struck out six and walked one. He is expected to make one more rehab start before joining the Giants after the All-Star break.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) was rained out of a scheduled rehab start for the Giants' affiliate in the rookie-level Arizona League on Friday. He will try to go Saturday. He is expected to make one more rehab appearance before rejoining the Giants, manager Bruce Bochy said.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Friday in his first activity off a mound since reinjuring his hamstring in his last start May 27. He is scheduled for another bullpen session Sunday. If all goes well, he likely will be sent on an injury-rehab assignment next week.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury during his start on Monday night and was returned to the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Cain, who had been activated off the DL earlier in the day, struggled through his start Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up three runs, five hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings.

RHP Matt Cain, who missed two starts due to a strained right hamstring, was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list to start Monday's series opener against the Brewers. He lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) will be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list and start Monday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, Giants manager Bruce Bochy formally announced Sunday. The veteran missed two starts after suffering the injury in his last outing May 27 at Colorado. The start will come on the fourth anniversary of Cain's perfect game against the Houston Astros. He's just 3-8 with a 4.90 ERA in 12 career starts against the Brewers.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) came out of Friday's bullpen session pain-free and has been scheduled to start Monday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants plan to activate him off the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day. Cain suffered the injury during his most recent start, May 27 at Colorado.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) will be activated off the 15-day disabled list on Monday and start the series opener that night against the Milwaukee Brewers.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) threw a 75-pitch simulated game Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said a decision would probably be made Friday if Cain would be able to be reinstated from the disabled list and start Monday against Milwaukee. An injury-rehab start in the minors is another possibility.

RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Wednesday afternoon as he attempts to take another step closer to returning from the disabled list. Cain suffered the injury on May 27. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said it's possible Cain could be activated in time to start Monday's home game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

RHP Matt Cain (right hamstring strain) has resumed throwing off a mound, and he is scheduled to pitch a simulated game Wednesday. If that goes well, the Giants are projecting that he will be able to return to the rotation and start June 13 against the Brewers.

RHP Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain after undergoing an MRI on Saturday.Cain left his start Friday night after 1 2/3 innings and said he felt the hamstring tighten on his 25th of 26 pitches. Cain had gone 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA in three previous starts when he took the mound Friday night at Coors Field.

RHP Matt Cain left after 1 2/3 scoreless innings with a right hamstring strain and will undergo an MRI Saturday. He was 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA in his three previous starts. "It's discouraging, but you can't sit here and dwell on it," Cain said. "Just try to get this thing right and get back out there." Cain said he felt the hamstring tighten on his second-to-last pitch to Gerardo Parra, the final batter he faced. He said the hamstring felt the same on his final pitch to Parra. Cain said he was hoping "that maybe it was something that would release and not be a big deal." But he said when head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner and manager Bruce Bochy came to the mound, "I could tell it was starting to get a little tighter and tighter. Even by the time I came up here (to the clubhouse), it was tight enough to where if I had stayed out there, I would have made it worse."

RHP Matt Cain has every reason to expect to pitch better than his 1-5 record and 5.37 ERA would indicate when he opens a three-game series at Colorado on Friday night. First off, Cain has had more than his fair share of success at Coors Field, going 6-4 with a 4.80 ERA in 16 career starts there. Cain also has pitched better of late, having allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last three starts after having given up two or more in each of his first six. He's coming off a six-inning, one-run effort that produced his first win of the season last Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.

RHP Matt Cain has yet to win a game this season, but his most recent effort sure felt like a winner to the former Cy Young Award winner. Cain held the Arizona Diamondbacks to just one run in seven innings last Sunday in his best outing of the season. He did not get a decision in a game the Giants eventually won 2-1. Cain has had more than his fair share of success against Saturday's opponent, the Chicago Cubs, recording a 6-4 record and 3.08 ERA in 17 starts. Cain has been even better (5-2 with a 2.84) in nine home starts against the Cubs.

RHP Matt Cain threw over 100 pitches for the third straight start, lowering his 6.69 ERA down to 5.87 by allowing one run over seven innings. He is still looking for his first win of the season, but the confidence is coming. "His stuff has been fine, his bullpens have been great," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Then in the games, things weren't going well. Now I think he realizes, 'Hey, I'm fine. I'm healthy.' "

RHP Matt Cain pitched his best game of the season Tuesday night, but it went for naught in a 4-0 loss to Toronto. Cain, who was lit up for 19 runs in his previous four starts, limited the Blue Jays to two runs over eight innings. However, his inability to get down a bunt with two on and no outs in the sixth inning of a 1-0 game proved costly. He fell to 0-5, failing to win for the 14th consecutive start.

RHP Matt Cain hasn't pitched a complete game since June 13, 2012. Maybe seeing Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ on Tuesday night will help him find his old form. Cain will take a 13-game winless streak into the matchup. Oh, about June 13, 2012. That also happens to be the night Cain threw a perfect game against the Houston Astros, whose starting pitcher that night was Happ.

RHP Matt Cain extended his winless streak to 13 games Thursday night in a 17-7 loss to the Rockies. Cain thus became just the second Giants pitcher in the last 20 years to go 13 consecutive starts without a win, joining LHP Barry Zito (2013) in that regard. Cain did not record a strikeout in his four-plus innings, just the second time that occurred in 297 career starts. He was charged with eight runs (six earned) on 10 hits.