Update: Bumgarner now has 16 career home runs with a solo shot off Andrew Chafin in the top of the seventh inning.
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After winning two straight Silver Slugger awards, Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner missed out on another one last season.
On Opening Day, the slugging ace already started his campaign for a third selection as the National League's top hitting pitcher. Leading off the fifth inning, Bumgarner hit a line shot off D'backs starting pitcher Zack Greinke over the left field wall. He now has two career home runs against the 2009 Cy Young winner.
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Bumgarner, who is entering his eighth full season in the bigs, has now hit 15 career home runs, tying him for the most ever by a Giants pitcher. He joins Johnny Antonelli and Hal Schumacher on the franchise's all-time list.
Antonelli played on the Giants in both New York and San Francisco from 1954-1960. Schumacher donned a Giants jersey strictly in New York from 1931-1942 and then again in 1946.
Bumgarner's blast came off his bat at 112 miles per hour according to Statcast. It is the hardest hit home run from a Giants batter since September of 2015, and the ball left the yard in only 4.3 seconds.
