Bumgarner pitches 5-hitter, overpowers Astros as Giants win

“I don’t know if he was trying to do that”, Belt said diplomatically.

Bumgarner has lasted at least seven innings in eight of his last 11 starts, and he’s won four of the past five while posting a 1.80 ERA in the victories. “But when they do, they usually go back away with the next pitch”. “And tonight was a big game”.

The win was San Francisco’s ninth in its last 10 home games. It was the first time the Cubs swept the Giants in a four game series since 1977!

“Huge lift”, Bochy said.

The San Francisco Giants took advantage of their chances on Tuesday to get the win over the Astros.

Bumgarner outpitched Kazmir, who not only surrendered both of Belt’s homers but also hurt his own cause with two errors, one of which led to an unearned run. Aoki left the game and said he initially felt nauseated.

Bumgarner posted his 23rd career double-digit strikeout game and fourth this season. And though the Giants were off Monday, their bullpen had been taxed heavily while in Chicago, making it all the more important for Bumgarner to go deep into his start.

“It was up there, after especially the first inning”, Bumgarner said. “We didn’t get a lot of good swings against him”. LHP Madison Bumgarner’s streak of strikeouts began after he’d allowed singles to the Astros’ first two batters of the game – second baseman Jose Altuve and center fielder Carlos Gomez…. Romo was the only Giants reliever to stir.

“That’s quite a feat”, Bochy said.

Padres 11, Reds 6: Colin Rea pitched well into the sixth inning in his major league debut and Jedd Gyorko homered and drove in four runs as San Diego beat Cincinnati.

The Astros cross the bay to play the World Series Championships.

In 11 starts at home, Bumgarner is 5-2 with a 2.43 ERA. “We call them horses. You can ride them”.

It was Belt’s third profession multihomer recreation and second this yr for the defending champion Giants, who bounced again at residence after being swept by the Cubs in 4 video games over the weekend at Wrigley Subject. 308 in his last 26 at-bats with two stolen bases. “He’s really shown some determination to have better at-bats (against lefties)”. “I took my time on the first one, and should have held onto the second one”.

“We’ve seen now he definitely can sense a big moment and seems to pitch his best in big games”, catcher Buster Posey said. “Hopefully he can sustain this”. I don’t know, I just thought it was hilarious. “I don’t really care about that strikeouts that much”.

Nori Aoki was on the top step with a helmet on during the bottom of the eighth. He is set to start Wednesday. RHP Tim Lincecum (bruised right forearm) threw a 40-pitch bullpen session he considered on par with a regular “in-between-start bullpen”. The Giants now have four, the other two having been thrown by rookie Chris Heston. It doesn’t sound, though, like either right-hander’s return is imminent. Backup C Andrew Susac was relegated to a DH role in his rehab assignment for Class-A San Jose following a root canal Monday. First pitch at 12:45 p.m.