San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets: Live Blog and Instant Reactions

Final: New York 7, San Francisco 2

Matt Cain (5-6) left the San Francisco Giants' 7-2 loss to against the New York Mets after just 0.2 innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Mike Kickham came on in relief for San Francisco, and gave up four runs over 5.1 innings. Former Giants farmhand Zack Wheeler (3-1) threw 7.0 innings of three-hit ball for the Mets, and launched an RBI double.

Brandon Belt scored both of the Giants' runs, finishing with a triple and two walks. George Kontos, Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez threw shutout innings.

San Francisco is in the midst of an ice-cold stretch, losing 14 of the last 16 games. The Giants are 10 games under .500 and hold last place in the NL West.

Bruce Bochy said in the post-game press conference that Cain had no health issues, but pulling the overworked starter was more of a pre-emptive move. Bochy may have already given up on this season, and wants to make sure his ace is still effective be the end of Cain's new five-year contract.

Recent call-up Kensuke Tanaka went 1-4 in his second start in left field after spending the first half of the season playing second base for Triple-A Fresno.

At this point, it seems San Francisco has hit rock bottom. Who can the Giants beat, if not the Mets?