MLB StatCast reported it at 411 feet. Madison Bumgarner's fifth-inning blast sounded like it went a lot farther. Can you call that a Bum-dinger?
The win also emphasized the obvious blueprint for success: keep the bullpen (particularly Santiago Casilla) away from the action as much as possible.
San Francisco's record now stands at 32-22 as the gap begins to widen in the NL West. The Dodgers were upended 7-2 in day baseball at Chicago and have slipped 5 1/2 games back.
Bumgarner pitched 7 2/3 innings before being lifted after throwing 113 pitches. He allowed just four hits and two walks while racking up 11 strikeouts en roue to his seventh win.
The two-run shot opened the scoring and spelled the beginning of the end for Atlanta as the Giants beat the Braves 6-0 Thursday afternoon. The majestic shot keyed a six-run frame off Atlanta's Aaron Blair and helped the Giants salvage a split of the four-game road set.
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San Francisco's record now stands at 32-22 as the gap begins to widen in the NL West. The Dodgers were upended 7-2 in day baseball at Chicago and have slipped 5 1/2 games back.
The Giants had opportunities in the early innings but couldn't capitalize. Then the ace showed his teammates how things are supposed done, and they followed his lead.
See if you can detect the trend.
See if you can detect the trend.
Gregor Blanco walked to start the fifth. Bungarner followed with his blast to left center; 2-0 Giants. Denard Span walked. Joe Panik homored; 4-0. Matt Duffy was hit by a pitch. Buster Posey homered; 6-0.
In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy, "That escalated quickly."
In the blink of an eye the Giants led 6-0 ... and that was it; the Giants' entire day's worth of offensive production consolidated into six plate appearances. Three Atlanta relievers allowed just three hits the rest of the way.
In the blink of an eye the Giants led 6-0 ... and that was it; the Giants' entire day's worth of offensive production consolidated into six plate appearances. Three Atlanta relievers allowed just three hits the rest of the way.
Blair had entered the game looking for his first Major League win. He left having thrown four-plus, and he's still looking. Blair allowed just five hits but with three of them leaving the yard and all of those being preceded by free base runners, well, that wasn't gonna end well.
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| In case you forgot, this guy can hit, too. (TNS Photo) |
Hunter Strickland and Chris Stratton combined for the final four outs, with Stratton's two-out walk of Daniel Castro the only blemish.
The Brandons led the offensive attack with two-hits each, including yet another double from Belt. Yeah, it's redundant, and we'll gladly let him bore us to tears with two-baggers and multi-hit games all year. The homers by Panik, Posey and MadBum were their only hits, and Jarrett Parker added a single.
The long-balls helped cover up the fact the Giants were just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
The Giants finish up a three-city roadie this weekend with three in St. Louis. Johnny Cueto (8-1, 2.31 ERA will pitch the opener, and he's coming off his shortest outing of the season; a meager six innings at Colorado. Whimp. The Card go with the guy who used to be Adam Wainwright (5-3, 5.71). Like that crack isn't tempting fate.
The Brandons led the offensive attack with two-hits each, including yet another double from Belt. Yeah, it's redundant, and we'll gladly let him bore us to tears with two-baggers and multi-hit games all year. The homers by Panik, Posey and MadBum were their only hits, and Jarrett Parker added a single.
The long-balls helped cover up the fact the Giants were just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
The Giants finish up a three-city roadie this weekend with three in St. Louis. Johnny Cueto (8-1, 2.31 ERA will pitch the opener, and he's coming off his shortest outing of the season; a meager six innings at Colorado. Whimp. The Card go with the guy who used to be Adam Wainwright (5-3, 5.71). Like that crack isn't tempting fate.
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