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Bumgarner puts Giants on his back, dominates Padres in shutout win

SAN FRANCISCO–It was a familiar sight that conjured up memories of the glory days.

It was an event that even on a chilly evening brought back warm recollections, and it was the type of scene that’s become all too infrequent over the last two years as far as the Giants are concerned.

When Madison Bumgarner straps up his boots and lifts the Giants on his back, they’ll go along for the ride.

They went for a long one in Thursday’s 3-0 win over the Padres, and it was a sight to behold.

The left-hander turned in his best outing since he blanked the Mets in the 2016 Wild Card Game, hurling eight innings of shutout ball and driving in the Giants’ first run of the game in a herculean effort that proved he still belongs among the sport’s elite.