Madison Bumgarner was back on the bump Sunday night in a Giants jersey for the first time since being placed on the DL due to a dirt bike accident on April 21.
Bumgarner took the mound for the Arizona Rookie League Giants against the Arizona Rookie League Angels and did not allow a hit in three innings pitched. The Giants' ace also struck out two and walked one.
In both the first and third innings, Bumgarner pitched a perfect three up and three down frame.
Bumgarner was diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of his left throwing shoulder and sustained bruised ribs from his dirt bike accident on an off day in Colorado. Pitching in a game for the first time in over two months, Bumgarner was throwing between 88-91 miles per hour, according to Tommy Stokke of FanRagSports.
#SFGiants starter Madison Bumgarner is done after 3 innings. No hits, 2 Ks, 1 walk. Fastball velo was 88-91. pic.twitter.com/WGOkU1w3eQ— Tommy Stokke (@StokkeTommy) June 26, 2017
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After finishing his three innings of work, Bumgarner went down to the bullpen to increase his pitch count, reports Sande Charles of FanRagSports.
Before sustaining the injury, Bumgarner was 0-3 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts this season.
The Giants have gone 21-41 since Bumgarner's injury. They are 27-51 on the year and sit 24.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West.
