Madison Bumgarner pitched into Andrew McCutchen Camo Jersey the eighth inning, Kelby Tomlinson drove in three runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Bumgarner struck out nine in 7-1/3 dominant innings as the Giants defeated the Braves 6-1.
"What a great job he did," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He had really good focus, and he helped save some guys in the bullpen who needed the rest."
The left-hander is 4-1 in five starts at Atlanta, including the clinching victory in the 2010 National League Division Series.
"He's pitched well about everywhere http://www.authenticphilliesshop.com/authentic-6-ryan-howard-jersey.html. He's one of the best," Bochy said. "But I'm sure he's a little amped up here with his relatives coming down from North Carolina."
Bumgarner (12-6), last year's World Series MVP and a three-time All-Star, allowed seven hits, one run and struck out nine in 7 1-3 innings. Just two baserunners made it into scoring position against the big left-hander.
Bumgarner gave up a leadoff single to Nick Markakis in the first and retired 10 straight before Chris Johnson singled in the fourth.
Tomlinson's opposite-field single made it 2-0 in the second, and San Francisco was up 3-0 in the fourth when Ehire Adrianza doubled and scored on Tomlinson's single up the middle.
Duffy and Pence drove in their runs in the Giants' three-run seventh.
Bumgarner gave up Mariners Robinson Cano Jersey Ryan Lavarnway's RBI double in the seventh and left in the eighth after Eury Perez's infield single.
Bumgarner's performance reversed a personal season-long trend on the road. He had gone 6-4 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 starts away from home, a considerable contrast from the 11-4 record and 2.22 ERA he had in 18 road starts last year.
"I don't necessarily think having family here is the key to how I pitch (in Atlanta), but there was quite a few people who made the trip," said Bumgarner.
"There usually is, because it's not too far of a trip. But for whatever reason, we've had a pretty good run of success here."
Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson, making http://www.officialmlbgiantsshop.com/authentic-15-bruce-bochy-jersey.html his first major league start, drove in three runs with two singles while
catcher Buster Posey also had hits in his first three at-bats to back Bumgarner.
The Giants (59-48) remained two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.