LHP Madison Bumgarner became the first pitcher in major league history to hit two homers on Opening Day, although he got a no-decision.The bullpen could not hold a lead after Bumgarner exited.He retired the first 16 batters and struck out 11 while giving up six hits and three runs in seven innings at Arizona. He joined Barry Bonds, Matt Williams and Willie Mays as the only Giants to hit two homers on Opening Day in the past 53 years. "That is obviously pretty special for that to happen, but my job is out there on the mound," Bumgarner said.

LHP Madison Bumgarner gutted out five innings Monday in the Giants' 6-5, 13-inning win over the Chicago Cubs. Bumgarner allowed a three-run home run to the opposing pitcher, RHP Jake Arrieta, to end a 24-inning streak of postseason shutout ball. The homer was the first Bumgarner served up to a pitcher in his career. Bumgarner held the Cubs to three runs despite throwing 101 pitches and allowing seven hits.

LHP Madison Bumgarner (15-9, 2.74 ERA in 2016; 1-0, 0.00 postseason) tries to keep the Giants alive in the NLDS when starts Monday as the series shifts to AT&T Park in San Francisco. He worked a complete game in the Giants' 3-0 wild-card victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Bumgarner was the winner in the Giants 3-2 victory over the Cubs on Sept. 3, working six innings and striking out 10. He made a pinch-hit appearance Saturday, reaching base on an error.

LHP Madison Bumgarner threw a four-hit shutout to lead the Giants to a 3-0 win over the Mets in the NL wild-card game.Bumgarner issued two walks (one intentional) while striking out six. It was the third career postseason shutout for Bumgarner, who also blanked the Pirates in the 2014 NL wild-card game and the Royals in Game 5 of the 2014 World Series. In addition, Bumgarner has thrown 23 straight scoreless innings in the last three elimination games in which he's appeared -- the two wild-card games and Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, when he earned the save with five shutout innings. Overall in the postseason, Bumgarner is 8-3 with a 1.94 ERA in 15 games (13 starts). His ERA is the third-lowest in history among pitchers who have started at least 10 playoff games.

LHP Madison Bumgarner will get the call to face the New York Mets in the National League wild-card game on Wednesday. Bumgarner has never lost to the Mets in his career, going 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in six starts. He beat them twice this season despite allowing four runs and 12 hits in 11 innings. Bumgarner is 7-3 with a 2.14 ERA in 14 postseason games (12 starts).

LHP Madison Bumgarner became the third youngest Giants pitcher with 100 wins when he beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Friday night. Bumgarner is just the 14th Giants player in history with his first 100 wins for the franchise. He helped his own cause with a two-run double, giving him nine RBIs for the season, tied with teammate RHP Jeff Samardzija for the second most among all pitchers.

LHP Madison Bumgarner will seek to avoid losing 10 games for the fourth time in the past six seasons when he opens a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Bumgarner has 61 losses since the start of the 2011 season, the 12th-most among all pitchers. One more loss would tie him with former teammate RHP Tim Lincecum for eighth place on that list. At the same time, Bumgarner has 92 wins since 2011, the fourth-most in baseball, trailing only RHP Zack Greinke (95), LHP Clayton Kershaw (100) and RHP Max Scherzer (103). He's 13-9 with a 2.66 ERA in 26 career outings (25 starts) against the Dodgers.

LHP Madison Bumgarner set a single-season Giants strikeout record for left-handed pitchers Saturday night. His five strikeouts ran his season total to 246. The old mark was 244 by Cy Seymour in 1898. He also gave up a career-worst-tying three homers Saturday night. It was the fifth time he had allowed three homers in a game. Bumgarner has an 11-7 career record against the Padres with a 3.41 ERA.

LHP Madison Bumgarner, the Giants' Saturday starter, could be in line to start the National League wild-card game if the Giants are in it.

LHP Madison Bumgarner threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball against the Dodgers on Monday, but he wound up with a no-decision when the bullpen sank the Giants in the ninth inning. Bumgarner struck out 10 without issuing a walk, though he hit two batters with pitches. He also got into a confrontation with Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig that prompted the benches to clear at the end of the seventh inning. No one was ejected.

LHP Madison Bumgarner will duel with Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw for the 10th time in his career to open a three-game road series Monday night. Bumgarner is 4-3 with a 2.88 ERA in the 10 head-to-heads with Kershaw. The left-handers will be matched up for the third time this season.

LHP Madison Bumgarner lost for the first time in his last five home starts against the Padres on Wednesday in a 3-1 defeat. Bumgarner kept the Giants in the game but got little support from a four-hit attack. He allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings. Afterward, Bumgarner thought he deserved a better fate, labeling the loss "tough luck."

LHP Madison Bumgarner hopes to continue his mastery of the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park when he pitches the finale of a three-game series Wednesday. Bumgarner has gone 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings in his last four home starts against the Padres. Bumgarner also will be seeking his 100th win as a Giant.

LHP Madison Bumgarner gave up two two-run homers but left with a 5-4 lead Friday and a chance to win his 100th game with San Francisco before an error by CF Denard Span enabled Arizona to tie the game in the seventh inning. Bumgarner (14-8) struck out nine and walked one. With one more win in the next 248 days, Bumgarner will become the third-youngest Giants pitcher to win 100 games, all with the Giants. Only Hall of Fame RHP Christy Mathewson and LHP Hal Schumacher did it quicker. Bumgarner is 27 years, 39 days off. RHP Juan Marichal was 27 years, 288 days when he won his 100the game in 1965. Bumgarner has given up 23 homers this season, matching his career high set.

CHICAGO -- Madison Bumgarner emerged victorious in a late-season meeting of ace pitchers in a playoff atmosphere Saturday at Wrigley Field.Bumgarner (14-8) struck out 10 and allowed two runs in six innings as the San Francisco Giants held off the Chicago Cubs 3-2.Bumgarner got the better of Jake Arrieta and the Cubs, who own the best record in baseball. The Cubs fell to 50-20 at home and saw their five-game winning streak snapped after they won the first two games of the four-game series against the Giants.Since the All-Star break, the Giants are just 16-29.The Cubs' Anthony Rizzo drew a walk against Will Smith to begin the bottom of the ninth. After closer Santiago Casilla replaced Smith, Dexter Fowler's sacrifice bunt moved Rizzo to second, but Rizzo overran second and was tagged out for a double play.Kris Bryant lined out to conclude the game. Casilla earned his 30th save.Reigning Cy Young Award winner Arrieta (16-6) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and four hits in six innings. He... [More]

LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-8) struck out 10, walked none and allowed two runs and five hits in six innings Saturday in a 3-2 win over the Cubs. The outing marked his fifth double-digit strikeout game of the season and 30th of his career. He earned his first road win since June 30 against Oakland. Bumgarner improved to 8-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 12 career starts against the Cubs.

RHP Madison Bumgarner (13-8, 2.49 ERA) will come in rested for his NL-leading 29th start of the season on Saturday. Bumgarner collected his 13th victory of the season in a seven-inning outing against Atlanta last Sunday and gave up three runs on five hits over seven innings in a 13-4 Giants win. He's second in the NL in ERA (2.49) behind Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks, (2.09) is tops in games started (28), complete games (four) and third in strikeouts (207). His .212 opponents' batting average against in fourth in the league.

LHP Madison Bumgarner benefitted from an 18-hit attack in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. The victory ran Bumgarner's record against the Braves to 7-0 in his last eight starts against them. The National League co-leader in home runs by a pitcher did not pad his offensive stats in the game, however, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

LHP Madison Bumgarner will seek to extend his unbeaten streak against the Atlanta Braves to eight starts when he pitches the finale of a three-game series Sunday. Bumgarner began his career 0-3 with a 4.30 ERA against the Braves in his first four starts. But he's gone 6-0 with a 1.75 ERA in his last seven.

LHP Madison Bumgarner (12-8) allowed five runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings Tuesday during the Giants' 9-5 loss to the Dodgers. Bumgarner is 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA in his past four starts against the Dodgers. "I don't know, man, sometimes you have to give those guys credit. They get paid to hit just like we get paid to pitch," said Bumgarner, who became just the fifth Giants pitcher to record 200 strikeouts in at least three consecutive seasons. "Sometimes it's just not going to go your way."