The last time Madison Bumgarner pitched at Citi Field, the Giants ace was so dominant that manager Bruce Bochy thought he’d ask Bumgarner to pitch a potential 10th inning if a 0-0 game remained tied.
Instead, a three-run ninth inning home run by Conor Gillaspie led the Giants to a 3-0 win in the 2016 National League wild-card game and Bumgarner didn’t need to keep going.
In his return to the mound in New York Thursday, the stakes were much lower but Bumgarner was nearly as brilliant as he outdueled Mets ace Jacob deGrom in a 3-1 Giants win.