SFGate.com · Jul 20, 2016
Giants get Cain back while offense is in ‘Caining’ form, plus Belt’s struggles, Panda, lineup
BOSTON — The last and only time Matt Cain pitched at Fenway Park, in 2007, he got Cained. Big-time.
He held the Red Sox to a Manny Ramirez homer in seven innings and lost 1-0.
On Wednesday night, Cain returns from the disabled list and makes his first start since June 13 at a time when the offense is gasping. He faces the former Padre Drew Pomeranz, who makes his first start for Boston.
A loss would be the Giants’ fifth in a row, matching their longest streak of the season. The key will be production from the middle of the lineup. Brandon Belt, Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford are a combined 5-for-48, including Belt’s 0-for-16.