Giants place Matt Cain on DL with cut on finger

Matt Cain was not throwing at all to avoid opening up the wound on his sliced finger. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

The San Francisco Giants have placed starter Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list with a cut on his right finger, the team announced Sunday. The move came after a freak incident in which he sliced his finger with a knife while making a sandwich in the team's clubhouse.

The 29-year-old Cain, who is two years removed from pitching the Giants’ first perfect game in franchise history, is 0-3 with a 4.35 ERA in five starts and 31 innings this season. This is only the second time he has had to go on the disabled list — last year, he also went on the 15-day DL after a comeback line drive hit his forearm.

It's likely that 29-year-old reliever Yusmeiro Petit will take Cain's spot in the rotation. Petit has a 2.91 ERA with the Giants this season, and he led the team to a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres when Cain first suffered his injury.

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