Matt Cain pitched another tremendous game and comes away with nothing due to a pathetic performance by the Giants 'pen.

Last week Cain took a loss 1-0 while allowing 1 hit (and 1 run) in 7 innings. Last night he pitched 7 scoreless innings allowing just 2 hits. He left the game after 7 innings with the Giants up 3 to 0.

Then the 8th inning came. The Rockies scored off of three different Giants relievers (you call THAT relief?!) to take a 5 to 3 lead that would up as the Giants couldn't muster anything in the top of the 9th.

The good news for the Giants is that their starting pitching is looking really good right now. 22 year old Matt Cain although he still winless on the year with a 0-1 record is pitching like an Ace. He has allowed 8 hits this season in 20 innings with 17 strikeouts. His ERA is 1.80 and his opponents batting average is an incredible .125! On Monday Barry Zito threw 6 scoreless innings while winning his first game for the Giants. Matt Morris is 2-0 with a 2.38 ERA and although Noah Lowry has been very unlucky with a 0-2 record he's got a 2.77 ERA.

The other good news is that Barry Bonds seems to be on a roll. He went 1 for 1 (double) with 3 walks in getting on base on all 4 PA last night. His OBP is now .465 and he's got a .303 batting average with a .636 slugging percentage.

The bad news? They are still having trouble scoring enough runs as evidenced by tonight's game and the bullpen is absolutely awful. Oh yeah and they are 4-8 which puts them 5 games behind the LA Dodgers already.