Matt Cain had another brutal outing Wednesday, walking three and giving up three runs in just two-thirds of an inning versus the Mets before being pulled. The obvious answer would seem to be that Cain is hurting, but the Giants didn't report any sort of injury afterwards. Maybe something will be revealed postgame. Cain gave up eight runs in 2 1/3 innings versus the Dodgers in his previous start. Today, he threw 36 pitches -- 18 for strikes -- and was then replaced by Mike Kickham. Cain will at least get the All-Star break to rest up now. He appears to need that and more.