San Francisco Giants superstar Madison Bumgarner clobbered two dingers against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to do so on Opening Day.
Madison Bumgarner – the first pitcher to hit two HRs on #OpeningDay in @MLB history. https://t.co/Ve4SCdHc7C #PitchersWhoRake pic.twitter.com/7mbFvuYSSl
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) April 2, 2017
Bumgarner’s first homer occurred in the fifth-inning off Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke.
Madison Bumgarner is a bad, bad man. pic.twitter.com/JjWdVCP0wj
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 2, 2017
In the seventh-inning, MadBum took reliever Andrew Chafin deep.
Madison Bumgarner with his second homerun of the day! 😳😳😳pic.twitter.com/kNxAfEHr9N
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeagueTSL) April 2, 2017
Bumgarner put forth an incredibly solid effort on the mound as well, tossing seven innings of three-run ball with 11 strikeouts.
Sadly, Giants closer Mark Melancon blew the save and ultimately took the loss as Arizona came down from one-run down in the ninth to secure a 6-5 win.