RHP Matt Cain (sore lower back) pitched five innings in an injury-rehab start at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday. He was pain-free, but otherwise the outing did not go well. He was roughed up for six runs on 10 hits. Cain is eligible to be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list next Friday.

RHP Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday due to a lower back strain. Cain shows no signs of the injury during his start Wednesday, when he took a one-hit shutout into the fifth inning before giving up six runs in a 6-5 loss to the Pirates. Giants manager Bruce Bochy already had been contemplating skipping Cain's next turn in the rotation, which would allow his top three pitchers to face the Dodgers in a key series next week.

RHP Matt Cain (sore lower back) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday. Cain was the losing pitcher in the Giants' 6-5 setback to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

RHP Matt Cain experienced both ends of the pitching spectrum in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cain retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced, allowing only one hit as the Giants built a 4-0 lead. But he hurt himself with three walks and a hit batsman in the fifth inning, setting the stage for a two-run single by pinch-hitter OF Matt Joyce and a two-run home run by CF Andrew McCutchen in the game-changing, six-run inning. Giants manager Bruce Bochy disclosed the club is considering skipping Cain's next turn in the rotation (San Francisco has an off day Monday) in order to line up his team's top three pitchers to face the Los Angeles Dodgers next week.

RHP Matt Cain will seek to add to a lifetime of successful starts against Pittsburgh when he takes the mound for the final game of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon. Cain has gone 3-2 with a fine 3.04 ERA in 11 career starts against the Pirates. The ERA is his second lowest against a National League team, with only his 3.00 against the Cubs being better.

RHP Matt Cain saw his three-game winning streak come to an end when he couldn't survive the fifth inning in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Cain was roughed up for 11 hits among the 23 batters he faced, including home runs to RF Mark Trumbo and 1B Chris Davis. Cain had pitched five shutout innings apiece in each of his previous two games.

RHP Matt Cain will start on Friday as the Giants return to San Francisco to start a 10-game homestand against the Orioles. Cain, a three-time All-Star and a two-time World Series champ who has played his entire career with the Giants, has a 3.54 career ERA. This year, though, he is 4-6 with a 5.16 ERA. He hasn't had double figures in wins since 2012. In his past three seasons combined, he is just 8-17. This year, he is allowing hitters to bat .297 and has a 1.51 WHIP. Both of those figures would be career highs.

RHP Matt Cain went five innings and did not allow a run for the second game in a row. He picked up his first road win of the year in Washington. Giants starter Matt Cain (4-6) went five innings plus one batter and gave up no runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. It was the first road win of the year for Cain, who lowered his ERA to 5.16. He won his 100th career game the previous weekend against the Nationals in California. "They just saw him. I thought he had even better stuff tonight. His pitch (count) got up there again," Bochy said of Cain. "Good secondary pitches to go with a good, live fastball. He did a terrific job. It was a huge game."

RHP Matt Cain (3-6, 5.53) will start on Saturday for the Giants in Washington. He got his 100th career win Sunday as he went five innings without allowing a hit against the Nationals in California. He was the first starter to be pulled with a no-hitter intact this season after five innings.

RHP Matt Cain recorded his 100th win as a Giant in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Cain was pulled with a no-hitter after five innings, having already thrown 93 pitches. Cain joins RHP Juan Marichal (238), RHP Gaylord Perry (134), RHP Tim Lincecum (108), LHP Kirk Rueter (105) and LHP Mike McCormick (104) as the only pitchers to record 100 wins since the club moved to San Francisco in 1958.

RHP Matt Cain will be attempting to become only the sixth pitcher since the Giants moved to San Francisco to win 100 games for the franchise when he takes on the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Cain earned win No. 99 on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds despite failing to finish the sixth inning, having allowed four runs. Cain is 5-5 with a 3.64 ERA in 15 career starts against the Nationals.

RHP Matt Cain will be seeking to rebound from a three-home run drubbing at Boston last Wednesday when he faces the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Cain (1-6. 5.88) ranks among the worst starting pitchers in the majors in several categories this season, including batting average allowed to left-handed hitters (.352), average allowed with a pitch count of 76 or higher (.468) and record/ERA against teams under .500 (0-3, 6.66). Cain is 4-5 with a 3.21 ERA in 11 career starts against the Reds.

RHP Matt Cain found the positives in his first start back from the disabled list, even if the scoreboard didn't. Cain (1-6) gave up five runs, six hits and a walk while striking out one in 2 1/3 innings on Wednesday against the Red Sox. "I had a lot of positives," said Cain, pitching for the first time since June 13. "I had some breaking balls I threw pretty good and some fastballs I threw pretty good." Cain did serve up two of Boston 1B Hanley Ramirez's three two-run homers, however. Cain's ERA ballooned to 5.88.

RHP Matt Cain returns from the disabled list Wednesday at Boston. Cain (1-5, 5.34 ERA) has only faced Boston once, giving up a run and three hits with three strikeouts in seven innings during the Giants' only previous trip to Fenway on June 16, 2007. Cain hasn't pitched since June 13, when he sustained a right hamstring strain. He was 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three minor league rehab starts, allowing 13 runs and 14 hits in 13 innings. "He's ready to go," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He's got no issues with the hamstring. We just hope he's sharp and gives his team a chance to win."

RHP Matt Cain (hamstring) will come off the disabled list and start on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox. Cain threw a bullpen session on Sunday, his last tune up after his second stint on the disabled list.

RHP Matt Cain (hamstring) will throw a bullpen session on Sunday, after which manager Bruce Bochy will meet with his starter. Cain was roughed up in his final minor league start pitching for Class A San Jose. "This game can humble you," Bochy said. "But the good news is he feeling good." Cain could start against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Cain hasn't pitched for the Giants since June 13.

RHP Matt Cain made his final scheduled rehab start with Single-A San Jose Friday night and is ticketed to start for the Giants July 19 or 20 in Boston. But Cain allowed nine runs on 10 hits and three walks in four innings Friday night for San Jose.

RHP Matt Cain (right hamstring) made his final rehab start with Single-A San Jose Friday and is scheduled to start July 19 or 20 at Boston.

RHP Matt Cain (straight right hamstring) made an injury-rehab start at Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. He will make one more minor league start next week before being considered for reinstatement from the disabled list, Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced Friday.

RHP Matt Cain (hamstring) threw 46 pitches in a rehab start in the Arizona League Saturday night and came out of it feeling fine, manager Bruce Bochy said. Cain is expected to get one or two more rehab starts before returning to the Giants shortly after the All-Star break.