MadBum gets 1st win vs. former team, D-backs top Giants 3-1

PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner's tough two years with the Arizona Diamondbacks have looked nothing like his outstanding 11-year stint with the San Francisco Giants.

But against his former team on Tuesday night, the 32-year-old showed he still might have plenty of good moments on the mound ahead.

Bumgarner threw seven stellar innings to beat San Francisco for the first time, Asdrúbal Cabrera added a crucial two-RBI double and the Diamondbacks knocked off the first-place Giants 3-1.

“We were moving the ball around good, throwing all four pitches, everything was pretty good tonight,” Bumgarner said.

Bumgarner (6-6) was throwing against the Giants for the second time since joining the Diamondbacks on an $85 million, five-year deal before the 2020 season. The 32-year-old helped San Francisco win three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and he was the 2014 World Series MVP.

A few of Bumgarner's main teammates from his time in San Francisco — catcher Buster Posey and shortstop Brandon Crawford — were out of the lineup. Regardless, the pitcher said he's still not used to seeing the Giants from the other side.

“Just the uniform, the team, the organization, it’s a strange feeling," Bumgarner said.

He hasn't had nearly as much success with the D-backs, though he's pitched better of late, including on Tuesday. The big lefty gave up just six hits and a walk while striking out four.

“Tonight was Bum’s night,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “Seven real clean innings and he did everything he possibly could to keep a very good team in check."

The Giants scored their only run against Bumgarner on Curt Casali's solo homer in the fifth.

The Diamondbacks jumped ahead 3-0 in the second on Nick Ahmed's RBI double and...

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