With a pair of stud aces taking the mound, Monday’s contest between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs figured to be one of those old-fashioned pitcher’s duels. But as is the case time and time again, it just didn’t work out that way. Neither Madison Bumgarner nor Jake Arrieta had their A+ game on the mound, and it turned into an offensive shootout in the late innings.
Bumgarner, normally as formidable as any pitcher under the October lights, faltered early. He worked through a Kris Bryant double in the first, but couldn’t work out of trouble in the second.