SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Madison Bumgarner struck out five of the nine hitters he faced on Sunday, but a strict pitch count prevented the Giants’ ace from finishing two innings against the Cubs.
After allowing back-to-back singles with two outs in the second, Giants’ bench coach Hensley Meulens jogged from the dugout to the mound to pull the left-hander following his 36-pitch spring training debut.
“I felt good physically and that’s really all I’m looking for,” Bumgarner said. “The first time out there, the command was, every time I would try to get on it in game speed I would just miss.