Bumgarner burned by late long ball : Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner looked in line to pick up his sixth win of the season during Monday night's contest against the Brewers. Bumgarner, who was making his ninth start of the year, had surrendered just one run through the first seven innings of the 4-3 win. However, he served up a two-run home run to Ryan Braun in the eighth, which tied the score at 3-3. That would be the left-hander's final batter as he was pulled after throwing 110 pitches. He allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits over 7 2/3 innings. He finished with 10 strikeouts and one walk, while earning the no-decision. (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Tough break for Bumgarner and Fantasy owners on Monday as the 22-year-old took a gem into the eighth inning. However, some bad defense and one mistake by the left-hander ended all hopes of picking up a win. Still, it was nice to Bumgarner bounce back with a strong performance after turning in a pair of mediocre outings in his last starts. He will look to get himself back in the win column when he makes his next start, which is scheduled for Saturday against the Marlins. Despite being 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two career starts against Miami, Fantasy owners should continue to roll with Bumgarner as a viable option in the majority of mixed leagues heading into his next outing. (Updated 05/22/2012).
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05/17/2012 01:12 Garcia helps Cardinals clip Giants
Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals gave manager Mike Matheny a victory against his old Giants team with a 4-1 win Wednesday night.
When Madison Bumgarner arrived as a rookie in 2010, he exceeded high expectations by posting better strikeout, walk and ground ball rates with the Giants than he had in the upper minors. It was reasonable to expect that he would have a sophomore slump, as it seemed unrealistic that his development would continue at breakneck speed. Instead, Bumgarner got even better in 2011, further improving on his peripheral stats and dropping his WHIP from 1.31 to 1.21. The lefty's ERA did increase slightly from 3.00 to 3.21, as he was unable to duplicate the sky-high 81 percent strand rate he established as a rookie. Bumgarner may not take another big step forward, but even if he plateaus for the coming year, he will still be a top 30 pitcher in Fantasy. Even with the potential for low run support from the Giants' lineup, Bumgarner is still worth drafting as a low-end No. 2 or high-end No. 3 Fantasy starting pitcher. (Updated 2/17/12)
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