Walks Kill Bumgarner In 7-3 Loss to Braves

Madison Bumgarner allowed a three-run homer to Jason Heyward in the third inning, and the Braves never looked back, winning 7-3.

Bumgarner worked himself into trouble in right out of the gates. He allowed two straight batters to reach base, but carefully pitched his way out of the jam.

However, he wasn’t able to work himself out of a jam in the third. The real mistake was the fact that he walked the pitcher. Then walked Martin Prado to put two runners on for Jason Heyward who hit the ball hard in his first at-bat. Heyward crushed a three-run homer, to put the Braves out in front, 3-0.

Brandon Belt hit drove a run home in the fifth. Though the real spark was when Gregor Blanco smacked a two-run double down the right field line to pull within one. That was in the seventh inning.

But Atlanta would come right back in the eighth to score two more, and tack on one more in the ninth to put the game to rest.

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