His final line of 6 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 walk and five strikeouts was his best game dating back to July 23rd, an eight inning, two run start against the Nationals. In between Bumgarner endured a nine start stretch in which he was 0-6 and had a 7.82 ERA. With questions swirling around him and pitching coach Brent Strom on how to fix his problems, they may have found something tonight.
Madison Bumgarner gets 1st win since July, D-backs beat Dodgers
Bumgarner (7-15) beat the Dodgers for the first time as a Diamondback and the first time since Sept.