DENVER–It isn’t easy to beat the Giants these days, and it’s become even more difficult for an opponent to score off of Madison Bumgarner.
The Rockies accomplished both of those feats in a 5-2 defeat of the Giants Monday, even if they did their damage when Bumgarner finally came off the mound.
The Giants have won 11 of their last 15 games, but all four of their losses have come in games in which they’ve allowed at least three runs after the sixth inning.
After snapping off 22 straight scoreless innings, Bumgarner opened the bottom of the seventh by allowing three straight singles including an infield dribbler off the bat of Charlie Blackmon to load the bases.