To be fair to Matt Cain, he was the victim of some bad luck. He missed a crucial double play because of defensive positioning, and the biggest hit of the night was a 200-foot bloop from an accountant having one of baseball’s most random seasons. The biggest hits of the night might have been the luckiest.
To be fair to your intelligence, that doesn’t mean Cain was very good.
Cain allowed 12 baserunners in five innings, striking out three. He gave up five runs, including one on a very long home run. At the end of April, his ERA was 2.