Bumgarner goes the distance

By Jeremy Kahn

Over the first three game of the series between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets there have great pitching on both sides.

Madison Bumgarner threw a complete game two-hit shutout, struck out 10 and the Giants defeated the Mets 9-0 at Citi Field.

Hunter Pence hit two home runs, while Brandon Belt and Buster Posey each hit one and the Giants won for the third time in their last four games after losing six games in a row.

Bumgarner walked just one, as he thru his second career shutout and first since throwing a one-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2012 season.

Ryan Vogelsong threw a two-hitter in two hours and six minutes in the opener on Friday, and then Jacob deGrom and Jake Peavy each took no-hitter into the seventh inning on Saturday night before the Mets eventually won.

Former Oakland A’s pitcher Bartolo Colon, who was going for his 200th career win was out of the game with two outs in the top of the fifth inning, as he gave up six runs on eight hits and struck out five.

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