Matt Cain

league at-bat, Castro singled off Tim Lincecum.  Two days later, he hit his first home run off Matt Cain.  Castro has a promising future whether or not he lives up to the expectations

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, Chipper Jones, and Ichiro Suzuki, and the pitching staff includes Josh Johnson, Chad Billingsley, Matt Cain, J.A. Happ, and Trevor Hoffman.  I have no players from the Yankees, Red Sox,

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Unfortunately, those good feelings can’t translate to offense. Last year Matt Cain posted a 7-16 record despite a 3.65 ERA and holding opposing hitters to a .235 average. Giants fans should expect to see more of the same this season from a team with one of the better rotations in the National League, but one that will feature Benji Molina hitting cleanup. The Giants will take the approach that they will have to manufacture runs this year, but for a team that finished last season 14th in the National Leauge in OBP, even that will prove difficult. Pity

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