"In the third inning Monday, Matt Cain fell behind Milwaukee's Ryan Braun with two runners aboard and two out, then pushed the count to 3-2 before snapping a curve for a strikeout.

Good way to end an outing for someone who missed two weeks with elbow inflammation.

"It's nice to go through that situation now," said Cain, who declared he still has plenty of time to prepare to pitch in the season-opening series at Dodger Stadium. "I'm not worried about that. I did a lot of (shoulder) work even when I wasn't throwing. We still kept the arm strength there, so that's not a problem."

Cain yielded three singles and walked no one in three scoreless innings, and 29 of his 43 pitches were strikes.

"It looked like Matty didn't miss a beat," manager Bruce Bochy said."