SAN FRANCISCO -- It's a given that Matt Cain will keep striving to regain his winning form. Whether he's allowed to do that when his next turn in the Giants' pitching rotation arrives is another issue.
Manager Bruce Bochy indicated Tuesday night after San Francisco's 8-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs that he and the Giants' hierarchy will discuss the feasibility of starting Cain on Sunday against St. Louis, particularly in the wake of the right-hander's current lapses.
"We'll talk about Matty [Wednesday] and see where we are," Bochy said after Cain yielded six runs and eight hits in five innings to the Cubs, who settled matters early on Kyle Schwarber's three-run homer and Miguel Montero's two-run clout in the third and fourth innings, respectively.