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Bumgarner was magnificent. He allowed just one run on five hits and six strikeouts en route to his second complete game of the season and his career. He recorded his 13th win of the season, and lowered his ERA to 2.97.
Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence combined for six hits. Belt drove in three runs, but missed two home runs by inches. The first was an opposite field drive to left in the second inning. The ball ticked off the wall and scored a run, but Belt, who hesitated while rounding second base, was thrown out at third to kill a rally.
The second ball that Belt crushed hit off the top of the brick wall in right, caromed perfectly to the right fielders, and Belt was again thrown out trying to take the extra base. He did drive home his second run of the game, but his was obviously frustrated.
Bumgarner, who surrendered seven runs to the Nationals on the fourth of July, showed no signs of any carry over affect. He was poised throughout all nine innings of his masterpiece. A deep drive to right field by Jayson Werth spoiled his chances of a shutout. Pence looked to have a beat on it, but he flinched slightly and it fell as Werth raced his way to third. Adam Laroche followed Werth with a sharp ground ball that kicked through Brandon Crawford's legs at shortstop. Werth trotted home to score the Nationals' only run of the game.
The Giants offense erupted in the bottom of the eighth inning. Melky Cabrera sparked the four run inning with a leadoff double. He advanced to third on a wild pitch from Drew Storen. Buster Posey walked. And Sandoval drove Cabrera in with a sacrifice. That was just the peek of a much needed inning for San Francisco.
Belt would collect his third RBI of the game with a single to right. Brandon Crawford and Angel Pagan both collected an RBI in the inning. Pagan beat out a chopper up the middle to cap off the inning.
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