SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner has seemingly been able to overcome the normal rules of baseball at times, doing the improbable over and over again in search of greatness. But one feat continues to slip through his fingers.
Bumgarner once again flirted with a no-hitter Sunday night, taking one into the eighth before giving up a clean single to right with one out. He settled for his fourth career one-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks, tying a career-high with 14 strikeouts.
The Giants finished the first half with a 57-33 record and took baseball's best record into the All-Star break for the first time since 1993.