Madison Bumgarner came within 5 outs of a no-hitter and ended up with a dominating CG shutout to send the Giants into the All-Star Break on a winning note with a 4 game win streak. Key Lines:
Denard Span- 2 for 5. BA= .248. Span broke out of his slump even if the first hit was a blooper down the LF line that the D'Backs lost track of. Sometimes that's what it takes to break the spell.
Buster Posey- 3 for 4. BA= .292. Buster stayed hot and will be the starting catcher for the NL All-Stars.
Brandon Crawford- 2 for 3, 2B, SF. BA= .281. Crawford continues his torrid hitting since being snubbed for the All-Star Team. Actually, his bat has been hot from long before that, but it makes for a good story.
Gregor Blanco- 1 for 2, 2 BB, SB(4). BA= .253. Blanco had a nice game at the plate even if he did not figure in the scoring. He also narrowly missed being the guy who ruined a perfect game as he made a 2-base error on a ball hit by Jake Lamb in the 5'th inning.
Madison Bumgarner- 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 14 K's, GO/AO= 9/2. ERA= 1.94. Bumgarner had a different look tonight as he broke out his curveball big time using as the kill pitch on 9 of his 14 K's. Wow! THAT must be a scary thought for NL hitters! The one hit, but Jake Lamb, was a clean single to RF off a CB that hung over the plate a bit too much.
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The Win enabled the Giants to maintain their 6.5 game lead on the Dodgers in the NL West after the Bad Guys topped the Pathetic Padres 3-1. The Giants go in to the All-Star Break with a 57-33 record after 90 games. It's the best record in MLB.
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Johnny Cueto, Buster Posey and Brandon Belt now go to San Diego to play in the All-Star Game. Madison Bumgarner will go too, but won't play due to pitching today. The rest of the team gets a 4 day break before resuming the season on Friday, July 15 against the Padres in San Diego. The plan is for Madison Bumgarner to start that game on regular rest.
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You'd think a team that has won 3 WS titles would be getting tons of ink nationally. Instead it's all about the Cubs falling. Or the Mets injuries. Or what's wrong with the Astros.
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