Mr. Ed
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M Madison Bumgarner launches a two-run homer into the seats in left field, his second homer of the year, to give the Giants a 2-0 lead San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is putting all his trust in Madison Bumgarner. Instead of using a designated hitter for the final game of their home-and-home series with the Oakland Athletics, Bochy is letting starter Bumgarner take his hacks in the lineup. With Bochy going with Bumgarner instead of a DH, MLB.com’s Chris Haft says the Giants are doing something that hasn’t been done in 40 years. The Giants thus will become the first team to opt against using a designated hitter when it has one at its disposal since 1976, when the Chicago White Sox allowed starter Ken Brett, Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett’s brother, to hit for himself.
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