Madison Bumgarner blanks Nationals, throws second straight complete game
by Benjamin Bukacek | Sun, Aug 16th 11:15pm EDT
San Francisco Giants World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner pitched a three-hit shutout and struck out 14 in a win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. On top of his brilliant outing, Bumgarner added a home run and double of his own at the plate to cap a 5-0 victory and series sweep.
Fantasy Impact:
Bumgarner has been electric so far in August. Since his last outing in July, giving up six runs against the Texas Rangers, he has pitched 25 1/3 innings with 35 strikeouts and has only gave up two runs. He is putting up the types of statistics that will boost your fantasy team in all major pitching categories. More importantly, Bumgarner is hitting his stride at the right time of the year with many fantasy playoffs starting within the next few weeks.
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