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It's looking like one of those pitching kids the Giants have been bragging about for years might be living up to the hype. We're talking about Matt Cain, of course, who won yet another game, 4-0 against the Whale Vagina Padres. We love when the Giants play the Pads because they seem to beat them everytime, even when the Pads are in the midst of a five game winning streak. Anyways, Cain pitched seven innings, gave up one hit (he had a no-no going into the sixth), and no runs. In his past five starts he has given up one earned run in thirty-four innings and an era that was once over seven is now under four. Expect his arm to blow out sometime early next season.

Oh, the Giants are 2 1/2 back against the very-same Pads in the wild card and four back of LA in the West.

The good pitching news in A's land is the return of Huston Street (and man, do we love that name) and the imminent return of Rich Harden who threw a bullpen session before last night's game against the Devil Rays. Oh, and the A's won 8-6 as Nick the Swish hit a grand-slam home run in the third. Frank Thomas also homered again, natch, and hit a two run job in the sixth. Your A's Magic Number? 17.