Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats . Madison Bumgarner's one-man show is on the road in Pittsburgh. In a rematch from last year's NL wild-card game, Bumgarner baffled the Pirates again, tossing 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball to earn his 15th victory. He also provided the difference on the scoreboard, connecting on a two-run home run against Pirates starter Jeff Locke in the second inning. With that homer, Bumgarner became the first pitcher to hit five home runs in a single season since Carlos Zambrano hit six for the 2006 Chicago Cubs. That would help explain why manager Bruce Bochy hasn't been hesitant to use Bumgarner as a pinch-hitter lately. If a pitcher makes a mistake, he'll crush it. Even if they don't, he still has a chance to come through. That's a nice asset to have. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today! ] Speaking of assets, San Francisco added another key piece by trading for Marlon Byrd this week. He made his presence felt immediately, delivering a two-run home run in his...
Madison Bumgarner homers again, continues one-man show for Giants
Published August 21, 2015 at 10:40 PM
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