By Jeremy Kahn

PHILADELPHIA-With thunder and lightning being seen from a distance at CitizensBankPark, the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies were still able to get the third game of this four-game series in the books.

After a 59-minute rain delay that saw the tarps pulled off by the ground crew and then put back on the field and finally taken off for good, there was a game that was played between the two opponents from the 2010 National League Championship Series.

“That rain delay, I was talking to Sabes (Giants General Manager Brian Sabean), we were getting ready to send somebody here that would have been a nightmare for us to scratch Bum and find six innings of pitching, we had some guys on alert,” said Bruce Bochy.

Madison Bumgarner and A.J. Burnett matched each other for zeroes on the scoreboard, until Hunter Pence broke the scoreless tie in the of the ninth inning with a bases clearing double down the right field line and the Giants defeated the Phillies 3-1 before a crowd of 28,648 at Citizens Bank Park.

“Pence is the guy you want up there with his speed, and he has the knack for putting the ball in the right place,” said Bochy.

Jonathan Papelbon, who gave up a game-tying home run to Buster Posey on Tuesday night came on to replace A.J. Burnett and promptly hit Michael Morse in the rib cage area to lead off the top of the ninth inning, but he was able to get Adam Duvall and Tyler Colvin on strikes and then after an intentional walk to Brandon Crawford, Papelbon walked pinch hitter Hector Sanchez to load the bases and then gave up the double to Pence.

Bumgarner got into jam in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Carlos Ruiz and Domonic Brown singled and then advanced an additional 90 feet on a Darin Ruf sacrifice bunt; however Bumgarner struck out Andres Blanco for the second out and then pinch hitter Grady Sizemore flew out to Michael Morse in left field to end the threat.

Bumgarner pitched eight innings, as he did not allow a run on just five hits did not walk a batter and struck out six to pickup his 12th win of the season.

Santiago Casilla allowed two hits, a double to Jimmy Rollins with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, but then got Chase Utley to ground out to Adam Duvall, who threw to Casilla for the second out and then Marlon Byrd singled to drive in Rollins, before Ruiz flew out to Blanco in centerfield to end the game to pickup his seventh save of the season.

With a chance to break the scoreless in the top of the eighth inning, Hunter Pence walked to lead off the inning with versus Burnett and then stole second.

Unfortunately, due to the dirt on the infield being wet from the rain, Pence slid over the bag and after avoiding the tag from Rollins; Pence proceeded to take off for third base, where Rollins threw to Blanco, who tagged out Pence.

Burnett was able to regroup to strikeout Ehire Adrianza, and after a walk to Buster Posey, Burnett got Pablo Sandoval to fly out to Ben Revere in left field to end the inning.

After 131 pitches, Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg pulled Burnett, as he went eight innings, as he did not allow a run, while scattering four hits, walking four and striking out six, as he did not fare in the decision.

“That’s impressive, really on both sides, Burnett to go thru a rain delay, both were locked in,” said Bochy.