It’s weird when the San Francisco Giants face a starting pitcher who used to play for them, particularly one who is a franchise legend. It’s not like facing a position player who used to play for them, or a reliever. It’s a different breed.
Because while there are many ways to win a baseball game, one of them works a lot more reliably, and happens a lot more frequently than the rest.
And that’s by beating up on the opposing starting pitcher.
Which is what they did to Madison Bumgarner.
If you could determine the arc of the game, that’s not what you’d choose.