By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain who had a no hitter going until the fifth saw the Arizona Diamondbacks pile on for three runs at AT&T Park on Tuesday night

SAN FRANCISCO-After a tough spring training, Matt Cain continues to struggle early during the 2016 season.

Cain looked good early on, as he failed to allow a hit in the first four innings and then the flood gates opened, as Chris Owings led off the top of the fifth inning with a single and then Cain three more hits in the frame that saw the Arizona Diamondbacks score all the runs they would need on their way to a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Jean Segura singled off of Cain to score Owings, then Jake Lamb tripled in Segura and then Paul Goldschmidt hit a sacrifice fly to score Lamb.

In all, Cain went 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, walking four and struck out two on his way to seeing his record fall to 0-2 on the season.

Robbie Ray was outstanding for the Diamondbacks, as he went six innings, allowing five hits, while walking two and striking out eight.

Prior to the game, the Giants placed George Kontos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained flexor tendon in his right arm and Kontos stint on the disabled list is retroactive to April 18. Chris Heston was optioned to Sacramento, while lefthander Stephen Okert was recalled from Sacramento, as was Michael Broadway.

Okert made his major league debut, as he came on in the top of the eighth inning to replace Hunter Strickland. The lefthander went two innings, allowing a walk to Wellington Castillo and then induced Nick Ahmed to hit into a double play. Okert then got Owings to fly out to Denard Span. In his second inning of work, Okert gave up a leadoff double, and then was able to get Segura on a sacrifice bunt, struck out Lamb and then after walking Paul Goldschmidt intentionally, he struck out David Peralta to end the threat.

This was the Giants 10th loss to the Diamondbacks in their last 12 games at AT&T Park.

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