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Kyle Shanahan is still looking for his first victory.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Giants’ infielder Pablo Sandoval launched a solo home run to the arcade in right field to carry the Giants to a 5-4 comeback win and all but dash their chances at earning the top pick in next year’s draft.

Though Saturday’s start wasn’t the type of traditional 27-up, 27-down outing that perfection in baseball is defined by, the last start of Cain’s 13-season career was damn near as perfect as Cain could have ever imagined.

The golden era of Giants’ baseball was so stunning in scope, so prolific in perspective and so remarkable in real-time that it’s effortless to let slip from memory the period that begat San Francisco’s sensational rise to the top of the sporting world.

The 1985 San Francisco Giants can finally kick back and celebrate with a champagne toast.

“It’s somebody that inspires everybody, helps, it’s just an honor if you look at the players that have won it,” Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy said

The man Duane Kuiper once said may be the successor to Bruce Bochy as Giants manager, is apparently garnering significant interest from another major league team.

An hour before first pitch on Wednesday, 13th-year veteran Matt Cain announced his decision to retire at the end of the season.

On Wednesday morning, Giants’ pitcher Matt Cain announced that his Saturday start will be the final outing of his Major League career. The 13th year veteran came up with the Giants in 2005, and won three World Series rings with the orange and black.

On Tuesday evening, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy announced that 13th year veteran Matt Cain will start Saturday’s contest against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park, marking what is all but certain to be the final start of Cain’s career in San Francisco.