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Madison Bumgarner May Be the Best Starting Pitcher in Postseason History

By now, we shouldn't even be surprised anymore.

The San Francisco Giants hit the road to take on the New York Mets Wednesday in the National League Wild Card one-game playoff, and our algorithm had the Mets as slight favorites at 54.6% heading into the game.

Two and a half hours later -- after Bumgarner's third postseason, complete-game shutout -- we should have had a win probability for the Giants set at 99.99%.

Bumgarner fired nine more scoreless innings, allowing a mere seven base runners (one via an intentional walk), and striking out six Mets en route to a 3-0 Giants victory.