While there is understandable excitement among Mets fans for their trip to the 2016 postseason, few of them can be excited about the Giants pitcher they have to face in their do-or-die game on Wednesday night: Madison Bumgarner.
It’s Bumgarner’s first postseason appearance since his astonishing run in 2014 that helped carry the Giants to a World Series title.
Bumgarner’s first two postseasons, in the Giants’ 2010 and 2012 World Series winning campaigns, were a mixed bag. He pitched well in 2010, at age 21, going 2-0 with a 2.18 E.R.A. in three starts. But he was shaky in 2012: 1-2 with a 6.