Keys to The Streak™: Matt

I'll see your Lincecum and raise you a Cain. How about 21 innings, 10  hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, and 15 strikeouts? A day after The Streak™ ended, Matt Cain threw a 3-hitter in Colorado (Game Score 80). What a beast! After his terrible start against San Diego in Game 160, he made three starts in the post-season an gave up one unearned run in 21-1/3 innings. Did I mention this guy was beast?

Matt Cain turns 27 in October and has made 170 starts. Check out his comps page at B-R. John Smoltz and Don Sutton? Wow. ZiPS, on the other hand, says Charlie Lea and Ben McDonald. It seems no one can quite figure out our big right-hander, especially major-league hitters!

--M.C.

                                                   
Date    Opp Rslt  IP H R ER BB SO HR  ERA BF Pit GSc 

Sep9    SDP W7-3 8.0 5 3  3  1  8  2 3.19 30 117  67
Sep15   LAD W2-1 7.0 3 0  0  0  5  0 3.08 24  91  76
Sep21   CHC W1-0 6.0 2 0  0  1  2  0 3.00 21  82  69

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Generated 2/9/2011.