Matt Cain Steps Out of Shadows, Into Playoff Lore With Perfect October

Filed under: Giants, Rangers, MLB Playoffs, World Series

SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain doesn't have the hair, the hardware or the heat of Tim Lincecum, so he is still just a supporting character when most baseball fans from around the country consider the Giants pitching staff.

That may be changing this month.

While Lincecum has been spectacularly good and a little bit frazzled, all in one postseason, Cain has simply strung together one zero after another.

CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt ... all came into this October in the spotlight as pitchers to watch.

None of them has been as good as Matt Cain, whose postseason ERA is a tidy 0.00.

 

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