Madison Bumgarner wants you to know he can hit too
August 19, 2015 at 1:40 PM
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It apparently wasn't enough for Madison Bumgarner to dominate on the mound as the ace of the San Francisco Giants rotation. Now he's punishing opponents on days he's not pitching – as a hitter. With the Giants leading the Cardinals 1-0 with two outs in the seventh inning Tuesday, Bruce Bochy tabbed Bumgarner to pinch-hit for starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong even though he had three position players to choose from on the bench. [ Play a Daily Fantasy contest for cash today! ] And while Bumgarner didn't hit a home run like he did in his last start Sunday , he still validated his manager's decision with a productive at-bat. Bumgarner stepped to the plate to face St. Louis starter Lance Lynn and after working the count to 3-1, laced a fastball to left field for a base hit and would later come around to score as the Giants won 2-0. Bochy considered replacing Bumgarner with a pinch-runner, but thought better of it because y'know, Mad Bum is mad competitive: Bochy thought about pinch-running Heston for Bumgarner. Thought Bum would get mad and challenge Heston to a race tomorrow. — Carl Steward (@stewardsfolly) August 19, 2015 Is there anything Bumgarner can't do? We already...
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