DENVER -- Water boils at a lower temperature here. A pitcher's breaking point comes quicker, too.
So it happened for Matt Cain and the Giants in an 11-6 loss Thursday afternoon at Coors field.On a 73-degree day, Cain's first four innings might have represented his most impressive work in three seasons. He displayed the combination of fastball explosiveness and command that made him a frontline rotation presence for so many years. He even shaped his slider in the thin air for reliable strikes.Then came a fifth inning that would not end. The Rockies scored nine runs, the most in an inning by a Giants opponent in three years.