"I'm just trying to be aggressive. Just trying to do something. Anything productive," said Bumgarner, whose second-inning two-run blast off Jeff Locke proved to be the decisive blow. "I happened to get a good one."
Bumgarner set a career high for home runs in a season and bested his own club record -- he had four in 2014 -- and expanded his lead for homers by a pitcher in 2015.
Bumgarner was no slouch on the mound either, at one point retiring 14 straight hitters and allowing six hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings while earning his 15th win.