PHOENIX — Even with his bullpen overworked the previous two days, Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided that there was no point in pushing ace Madison Bumgarner beyond five innings and 93 pitches on Sunday.
Bumgarner got by without his best stuff and combined with four relievers to scatter nine hits, and Justin Maxwell homered to help San Francisco beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.
Bumgarner (10-5) allowed a run and four hits with three strikeouts and a walk in his first start since July 10.
"That was far enough. That's a lot of work," Bochy said of Bumgarner.