OAKLAND -- No matter how many hours passed or how many innings piled up between Madison Bumgarner's premature exit and the conclusion of the Giants' 4-3, 11-inning Interleague loss Saturday to the Oakland A's, the evening's most lingering element remained the San Francisco ace's inexplicable loss of control.
Bumgarner lasted five batters into a nightmarish fifth inning, which featured four of his career-high six walks. His truncated outing ended his stretch of 89 consecutive starts in which he worked at least five innings. It was the National League's longest such streak.
"Obviously, you guys know I don't care about any kind of streak except for a win streak," Bumgarner said.