Giants Back Bumgarner, Beat Padres

SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy has said in recent days that the "pitcher hitting eighth" experiment will be altered, with certain pitchers going back to their usual ninth spot. Bochy does like Angel Pagan hitting ninth when it makes sense, though, and with Madison Bumgarner on the mound it certainly makes sense.The slugging pitcher had a rare night at the plate, striking out three times. But he also struck out nine Padres and Pagan stayed hot in his new spot, notching three hits, as the Giants held on for a tight 5-4 win at AT&T Park. Bumgarner allowed just two runs, picking up his second win of the year, and Bruce Bochy worked around land mines by using five relievers to get the final seven outs. Santiago Casilla got four of them. Stephen Curry Out at Least 2 Weeks With Sprained Right Knee Bumgarner has a streak of four consecutive starts against the Padres with at least nine strikeouts. He didn't get any in the first, but struck out two in the second as he settled in. A bad break cost Bumgarner a run in the third, when Jemile Weeks reached on a pop-up to right that Hunter Pence lost in the lights; he scored two batters later on Jon Jay's single.The Giants led 1-0 at that...