The Giants travel to Anaheim for the first time in the regular season since 2000. SF's last 3 series vs the Angels have been played at AT&T Park (2001, 2006, 2009) All-time the Giants are 13-9 vs the Angels and 5-3 in Anaheim in the regular season.
Giants in A.L. Ballparks since 2010
Record4--111-Run games1--4AVG0.228RGM3.2HR9ERA3.69Giants DH's.169 Avg, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Matt Cain has won 7 consecutive starts. He is the first Giants starter since Russ Ortiz in 2000 to win 7 straight starts.
Matt CainLast 7 Starts
7-0 Record
1.99 ERA
.214 Opp Avg
2 HR
9 Walks
56 Strikeouts
6.7 Run Support
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Only 4 times has a San Francisco starter won 8 straight starts:
Billy PierceApril 13 - June 1, 1962
Juan MarichalApril 25 - May 26, 1967
Juan MarichalMay 24 - June 23, 1968
Rick ReuschelMay 2 - June 6, 1989
Perfect Game Breakdown over 137 Major League Seasons
First 88 Seasonsof Major Leagues (1876-1963)6 Perfect Games (including Don Larsen inWorld Series)Next 45 Seasons (1964-2008)11 Perfect gamesLast 4 Seasons (2009-2012)5 Perfect Games
Recent Pitchers in start following Perfect Game
Phil HumberRoy HalladayDallas BradenMark BuehrleApril 26, 2012 vs. BosJune 4, 2010 vs. SDMay 14, 2010 at LAAJuly 28, 2009 ay Min
LossWinLossLoss5 IP7 IP8 IP (CG)6.1 IP8 Hits10 Hits7 Hits5 Hits9 ER2 ER4 ER5 ER3 Walks1 Walk1 Walk1 WalkWalked Leadoff Batter3rd Batter Singled3rd Batter DoubledRetired 1st 17 Batters
Since 1900, the 16 perfect game pitchers to make another regular season start following the perfect game have gone:
6-7 Record
4.43 ERA
.249 Opp Avg
7 IP Start
1.9 BBStart
Matt Cain enters Monday start having retired 32 consecutive batters. The Giants and N.L. record is held by Jim Barr (41 in 1972). The Major League record is held by Mark Buehrle (45 in 2009)
Pitchers to throw 2 No-Hitters in the Same Season
Johnny Vander MeerCIN1938 (Back-to-Back)Allie ReynoldsNYY1951Virgil TrucksDET1952Nolan RyanCAL1973Roy HalladayPHI20101 in RegSeason, 1 in Postseason Matt CainPitch Selection by Year
FastballOffspeed
20106337
20115446
20125149
Matt CainPitch Selection in Perfect Game
San Francisco Giants
PitchesPctFastball6653Slider2318Change2016Curve1613 Matt CainPitches by Inning in Perfect Game
1st11
2nd12
3rd17
4th22
5th14
6th10
7th17
8th11
9th11
10 pitches to Jordan Schafer
Most Pitches per Start in N.L.
Matt CainSF108. 8Ryan VogelsongSF107. 6Johnny CuetoCIN106. 2Cole HamelsPHI105. 4Dillon GeeNYM104. 5Madison BumgarnerSF103. 5 Albert PujolsCareer vs Matt Cain
.571 Avg
8 for 14
2 Home Runs
1 Double
4 Walks
0 Strikeouts
Highest avg among players with 10 ABs
Albert PujolsSeason Breakdown
First 27 GamesLast 39 GamesAVG0.1940.299HR010RBI533OB0.2370.356Slug0.2690.552LAA Record10--1725--14 Who is the Better Rookie?
Mike TroutBryce Harper
LAAWSH
Age2019
Games4544
AVG.324.294
HR67
RBI2719
Steals164
OPS.899.893
Angels Season Breakdown
First 43 Games:18-25 Rec4th8 Games behind Tex
Last 24 Games:18-6 Rec2nd4 Games behind Tex
Ernesto Frieri has dominated since being acquired from the Padres on May 3rd
19 Games
7 for 7 Saves
19.1 Innings
3 Hits
9 Runs
13 Walks
35 Strikeouts
Jerome Williams pitched for the Giants from 2003-2005. He was traded from the Giants to the Cubs in May of 2005 for his current teammate with the Angels, LaTroy Hawkins.
Jerome WilliamsCareer with Giants
2003-05
47 Games (46 Starts)
17-14 Record
3.93 ERA
2 Complete Games
1 Shutout
Started Game 4 of 2003 NLDS at Florida (2 IP, 3 ER - ND)