DENVER — As luck would have it, the season Matt Cain finally regained his health is the season the franchise would just as soon forget.
The longest-tenured Giant has never seen anything quite like this. A team expected to contend that consistently plays bad baseball. Struggles across the board — pitching, hitting, fielding. Shows no signs of recovery. And remains on target to set a franchise record for losses.
The latest boo-boo was Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Rockies, featuring more mishaps on the bases, in the field, out of the bullpen and especially at the plate with runners in scoring position.