SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner shut down the Orioles for seven innings and finally got some assistance from the Giants offense, as San Francisco bounced back from a series-opening loss to beat Baltimore, 6-2, at AT&T Park on Saturday night.
The Giants' offense benefited from a pair of RBI base hits from Denard Span, who drove in four runs, as well as a two-run home run from Brandon Belt in the seventh as they tallied more runs than in their three previous games combined. And a night after the Orioles smashed 11 hits against Matt Cain, Bumgarner yielded just three while striking out eight.
Orioles starter Kevin Gausman experienced a much more taxing start. He labored through four innings, surrendering a season-high six walks and allowing two runs despite only giving up two hits. The Orioles bullpen, which entered Saturday with an American League-best 3.13 ERA, allowed four runs in the latter half of the game.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Coming through: The Giants' offense hasn't offered much help to Bumgarner since the All-Star break, scoring one run or less in three of his last five starts. But thanks to a two-run single from Span with two outs in the second inning, San Francisco jumped out to an early lead for its ace Saturday night. Span's hit came two at-bats after Joe Panik hit a ground-rule double with Hunter Pence on first. The Giants won a game in which Bumgarner started for the first time in six outings.
Leaving them on base: Chris Davis was caught looking at strike three with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. It's not just Davis. Mark Trumbo fouled out, Manny Machado flied out and Nolan Reimold grounded out all with runners in scoring position. The Orioles stranded eight runners.
WHAT'S NEXT
Orioles: Wade Miley will make his third start as an Oriole in Sunday's series finale at 4:05 p.m. ET. He's yet to win for the Orioles, though he has thrown effectively enough to keep the team in the game. He lost his last game, though it was a quality start.
Giants: Johnny Cueto will take the mound Sunday at 1:05 p.m. PT looking to regain the form that made him a 2016 All-Star. The first-year Giant is 0-2 with a 5.02 ERA in five appearances since the break.
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Justin Wise is a reporter for MLB.com based in the Bay Area.
Rick Eymer is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Orioles on Saturday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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