While the topline story of today’s game was the possibility of sweeping a surprisingly middling Cardinals team, Madison Bumgarner’s continued struggles certainly represented the very next storyline. To say the least, anyone who hoped to see a bounceback performance from MadBum (aka SadBum) was quickly disabused of their hope. His final line of 3.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K speaks for itself, but could just as easily have been much, much worse without some impressive(?) escapes. Following his latest putrid start, Torey Lovullo seemed to indicate there might be some doubt as to whether Bumgarner would make his next start.
D-Backs 5, Cardinals 14: Garbage Pitching
