MadBum made his first rehab start in front of plenty of San Francisco Giants fans, in Sacramento last night. In 3 2/3 dominant, no-hit innings against the Albuquerque Isotopes, Bumgarner impressively struck out eight batters while walking only one. He was spotting the fastball and breaking ball exactly where he wanted it and showed no rust.
Bumgarner nailed his signature up-and-in fastball impressively and even threw in a 61 mile-per-hour curveball with precise control. He struck out the side in the first inning and topped 92 miles per hour with the fastball.
And in typical Mad Bum fashion, he even slammed a single to the opposite field in his one at-bat.