"Matt Cain allowed one hit through five innings and surrendered three over seven innings. That is not just a quality start but a fantastic one, and yet in analyzing the Giants' 2-1 loss he blamed himself for the Jemile Weeks double and Coco Crisp single in the sixth that produced Oakland's only run against him.

"I'll think back on the pitch to Weeks," he said. "It came back over the plate more than I wanted to. The pitch to Crisp, I'll look back on that. I wanted more of a borderline pitch to get a walk or a strikeout, but it came back over the plate."

Cain's performance should not have surprised anyone. He has been a good stopper this season, with a 2-0 record and 2.29 ERA in five starts following a Giants defeat."