PHOENIX — Matt Cain returned from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento, having worked on both his arm strength and delivery. Both have been issues for Cain this rocky season.
In an interview Tuesday, Cain addressed what went wrong mechanically in the wake of elbow surgery and his effort to fix it.
“I got into a bad habit of dropping my elbow and pushing the ball to the plate,” Cain said, “instead of getting on top of it and using some leverage to get it down in the strike zone.”
As a result, his pitches were flat and his command took a hit.