The San Francisco Giants dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates from inning one last evening as starter Madison Bumgarner threw a 4 hit complete game shutout, backed by Brandon Crawford's improbable fourth inning grand slam. Bumgarner had complete control from inning one, locating his pitches at will and making the Pirate hitters look foolish in the box, with most outs ending with some variety of batters flailing at his curve-balls in the dirt.
It was a pitching performance worthy of the playoffs and stands with any in recent memory for its complete dominance. The Pirates never threatened Bumgarner, only getting a runner to third one time via two successive errors by Giant fielders. However, even in that case, the next two batters were viciously mowed down by Bumgarner. Tip of the cap and a well-earned victory and the Giants move on to play the Washington Nationals.
It was a pitching performance worthy of the playoffs and stands with any in recent memory for its complete dominance. The Pirates never threatened Bumgarner, only getting a runner to third one time via two successive errors by Giant fielders. However, even in that case, the next two batters were viciously mowed down by Bumgarner. Tip of the cap and a well-earned victory and the Giants move on to play the Washington Nationals.