This is what he gets for disturbing that mummy

So through seven innings Wednesday Greg Maddux and Matt Cain had nearly
identical lines. Maddux had given up one run on a home run with one
walk in 94 pitches. Cain had given up one run on one home run in 95
pitches. The only difference was Cain had six strikeouts to Maddux's four.

One inning, two hits and a walk latter Maddux was out of the game but
it was Cain who was feeling the pain. Maddux was lifted for a reliever
while Cain was left in for the eighth and gave up a double, a single and
a walk before getting pulled, eventually getting tagged with two
additional unearned runs.

At what point does Cain start catching some breaks, because this is just
getting crazy. Pitching into the eighth and giving up only two runs by
the time you leave should be better than just another loss, especially
one that leaves a pitcher 2-9. In nine of his 16 games Cain has allowed
two or fewer earned runs and two of those he got a win. Eschewing the
vagaries of the win stat, those were also the only games the Giants
have won with Cain on the mound.

And it's more than just poor run support. Barry Zito, Cain and Noah
Lowry all rank between 99 and 107 in run support with between 4.05 and
3.71 runs per game. Zito is 6-8 and Lowry is 7-6.

This isn't a new subject. David Pinto brought it up in his Games
of the Day post yesterday. But after another incredibly tough loss
I'm just amazed that it keeps going. I'm not a big math guy but doesn't
that whole law of averages thing kick in eventually?