Bumgarner, who is 10-6 with a 2.09 ERA this season, allowed five hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. He has a 1-2 record and 2.00 ERA in his past five starts, but has received a total of 11 runs in support during that span. The Giants didn't put a single runner in scoring position Wednesday. It was a 1-1 game when red-hot Jay Bruce slugged a first-pitch fastball for a leadoff home run to right field to put the Reds ahead.
"I just didn't make a good pitch," said Bumgarner. "The way he's going right now, he's not going to miss those.