RHP Matt Cain is expected to pitch this weekend, manager Bruce Bochy said, but his role has not been determined. Cain's next appearance could be his last with Giants, with whom he has won three World Series. Cain, 3-11 with a 5.66 ERA, has a $21 million option for 2018, but the Giants are expected to pay him a $7.5 million buyout instead. Cain threw a side session in the bullpen before Monday's game.

RHP Matt Cain (family issue) is expected to rejoin the team Monday for its series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cain is 3-11 with a 5.66 ERA this season.

RHP Matt Cain suffered his 10th consecutive loss in Thursday's 5-2 defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals. The streak tied a Giants franchise record set by RHP Bill Lohrman in 1940. It's the longest losing streak in the majors since RHP Shelby Miller had a 16-game skid in 2015.

RHP Matt Cain (3-10), who lasted just four innings, allowed five runs, two earned, on Wednesday against the Marlins. He is winless in his past 13 starts, going a career-worst 0-9 in that span. He hasn't won a game in more than three months (May 15). All three of Cain's unearned runs occurred in the first inning, when Miami scored four times.

RHP Matt Cain, who hasn't started since July 31, will start Wednesday's series finale. The Giants needed an extra starter due to Sunday's doubleheader. Cain has been ineffective this year with a 3-9 record and a 5.22 ERA. Cain, who turns 33 in October, hasn't had a double-figure-win season since 2012. The last time he had an ERA under 4.00 was also in 2012.

RHP Matt Cain is out of the rotation, perhaps for good. Despite giving up just two runs in both of his last two starts, Cain is 3-0 with a 5.37 ERA. Manager Bruce Bochy told him he was being moved to the bullpen, effective immediately, with Chris Stratton moving into the rotation. "He's a casualty (of a losing season)," Bochy said.

RHP Matt Cain's spot in the rotation is on shaky ground. He's still down as the probable Saturday pitcher against Arizona, but manager Bruce Bochy said he wanted to talk with Cain about how the club plans to go forward. Cain gave up two runs in five innings in a Monday no-decision against the A's but is 3-9 with a 5.37 ERA overall.

RHP Matt Cain allowed two runs on seven hits over five innings and got a no-decision Monday night in the Giants' 8-5 loss to Oakland. He walked three and struck out one. "It wasn't always the smoothest innings, but I kind of made it work a little bit," he said. Cain has lost a career-high-tying eight consecutive decisions.

RHP Matt Cain remained winless since May 15, a span of 11 starts and 12 total appearances, in Tuesday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed six runs in the first two innings, although four of them were unearned. The 11-start drought is the most by a Giant since Cain went 15 straight starts without a win bridging the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

RHP Matt Cain will face the Pittsburgh Pirates for just the second time since the 2013 season when he opens a three-game home series Monday night. He takes a seven-game losing streak into the game. His career-worst losing streak is eight, sandwiching the 2015-16 seasons. Cain is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 12 career starts against the Pirates.

RHP Matt Cain remained winless since May 15 despite a quality effort in Wednesday's victory over the Cleveland Indians. Cain left after six innings with the Giants losing 3-2, with his walk of opposing pitcher RHP Carlos Carrasco having opened the door for a three-run third inning for the Indians. Cain now has three no-decisions in his last four starts, helping stall a personal seven-game losing streak.

RHP Matt Cain will attempt to avoid matching his career-worst losing streak when he pitches Wednesday against Cleveland. The veteran has lost seven in a row, one shy of the eight straight he dropped bridging the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Cain was temporarily demoted to the bullpen after his last loss, but was reinstated into the rotation on a part-time basis when RHP Johnny Cueto (blisters on pitching hand) had to be placed on the disabled list. He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two career starts against the Indians.

RHP Matt Cain, who was shipped to the bullpen with Saturday's return of Madison Bumgarner, has been thrust back into the rotation. He will likely pitch Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians.

RHP Matt Cain is moving to the bullpen to make room for Madison Bumgarner in the rotation. Cain has struggled to regain his past excellence, going 3-8 with a 5.56 ERA. Cain said he had no qualms about going to the bullpen, especially if it's because the Giants get Bumgarner back.

RHP Matt Cain would be replaced as Sunday's starting pitcher against the Miami Marlins if RHP Johnny Cueto (dizziness) is deemed healthy enough to pitch, Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced before Friday's game. Cueto was scratched from Thursday's start at Detroit because of an inner-ear problem that caused dizziness during pregame warmups. Cain hasn't won since May 15, a stretch of nine starts.

RHP Matt Cain pitched a decent six innings Tuesday for the Giants but still ended up with a 3-8 record. Cain allowed a solo home run to DH Victor Martinez in the second, two runs in the fourth on a single and sacrifice fly and left with one out and the winning runs on base in the seventh. "He did a pretty good job," manager Bruce Bochy said. "The first home run, he was trying to four-seam it in, and it came back over the middle. He's out there in the seventh, tie ball game, got in a little jam, got a bad break on that high chopper that just got through, but he got the big out on the bunt and order was turning over, it would have been the fourth time he faced them, so I made the change there. I thought overall there Matty threw the ball fairly well. He's giving us a chance to win. We came back and tied it." Cain gave up seven hits in 6 ? innings and was charged with all five runs.

RHP Matt Cain saw his streak of winless starts against Colorado reach 10 on Tuesday night in a game the Giants eventually won 4-3 in 14 innings. He hasn't beaten the Rockies since 2013, going 0-4 in those games. He did not get a decision Tuesday after putting the team in a 3-1 hole by allowing a three-run home run to Rockies 1B Mark Reynolds. He pitched six innings.

RHP Matt Cain will be seeking to end a personal six-game losing streak when he pitches against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. He has faced the Rockies more than any other pitcher in his career, posting a 17-11 record and 3.48 ERA in 39 starts. Cain has not beaten the Rockies since 2013, a nine-start stretch in which he's gone 0-4 with a 4.47 ERA.

RHP Matt Cain was roughed up for the third time in his last four starts, allowing seven runs on 10 hits over four-plus innings. He has lost six straight games. In his last four outings, Cain (3-7) has pitched 18 1/3 innings and allowed 19 runs (18 earned). He did contribute a double and two RBIs at the plate.

RHP Matt Cain (3-6, 4.99 ERA) faces the Braves for the second time this season after a 2-0 loss in San Francisco on May 26 as the Giants conclude a four-game series in Atlanta on Thursday. He worked seven innings in the earlier meeting and one of the runs was unearned. Cain has lost five straight decisions, but gave up just one earned run at Colorado in his last start. He is 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA in nine career starts against the Braves.