Severino Gonzalez pitched poorly. Madison Bumgarner cruised. And yet this game was not what you expected. Some might even say Gonzalez outpitched Bumgarner. Not me though.
At whatever point you discovered today's pitching matchup, you must have felt the outcome was inevitable. Severino Gonzalez entered the game with an ERA over 6.00 and inspires lowered expectations. Madison Bumgarner has proved himself a very good pitcher, if over-valued based on his performance in last season's playoffs. (In case you were wondering: Bumgarner ≠ Kershaw.) The inevitable outcome of that matchup came to pass quickly. But once the matchup ended, which was early, the Phillies played a close game that was within reach in the late innings.