SAN FRANCISCO–Ten years into his major league career, four seasons after he authored the greatest postseason performance in franchise history and three months after he fractured the pinky on his pitching hand, a Madison Bumgarner start remains a must-watch event.
Each Bumgarner outing is simply a special occasion, and his 2018 debut at AT&T Park felt like a ribbon-cutting signaling a grand opening to a Giants season that began 61 games ago at Dodger Stadium.
But after the ace took a pair of scissors to the ribbon, the Diamondbacks cut into the celebration and defeated the Giants 3-2.