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The guy with two grand slams this year could appreciate a teammate smashing one on his behalfin the mostimportant game ofthe season.

And, given that kind of support,Madison Bumgarner wasn't going to ruin the history Brandon Crawford made with that swing.

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Give Bum a 4-0 lead, Roberto Osuna Jersey I dont give a damn. Lets go spray some Champagne, Giants right-handerTim Hudsonin the Champagne- (and beer-)soaked clubhouse after San Fran's over the Pirates in Wednesday's NL wild-card game.

Bumgarner valued those four runs so much, he made sure the Pirates felt liketheywere 40. The other four runs that San Francisco scored merely dre sed upthe statsheet.

"With (Bumgarner)on the mound, I only really wanted to get one. Tyler Clippard Jersey Fortunately, I got enough of (Edinson Volquez's hanging Anthony Gose Jersey slider)to give him four," Crawford, the ,.

Depending on how well Hudson and Jake Peavy perform in the firsttwo games of the Giants'NLDS against the Nationals,Bumgarnercould again be pitching with Champagne on ice the next time he goes to the mound. He'll be on regular rest for Game 3 Monday in San Francisco.

His last postseason start at AT&T Park,two years ago, went quite well:seven innings, no runs, two hits, eight strikeouts against the Tigers in Game 2 of the World Series. That cameafter a rough NLDS and NLCS (10 earned in eight innings combined).

One reason to expect another big effort: Bumgarner, only 25 but already with four-plus years in the majors, nowhas the stuff, maturity and confidence Preston Tucker Jersey of anace.

Oh, and the competitivene s of one.As he did last week in a big game against the Dodgers, Bumgarner made it clear Wednesday thathe wasn't giving upthe ball without a fight.

I aint coming out, he told manager Bruce Bochy (per the Chronicle) before heading Justin Verlander Jersey out for the ninth. Bochy figured Bumgarner had done enough.Bumgarner went out andretired thePirates in orderon eight pitches.

"If you don't want to pitch in these games, you probably need to find something else to do," Bumgarner told reporters.

His final line: nine innings, no runs, four hits, one walk, 10 strikeouts, 109 pitches.

"If we go down, he's a guy we want on Yordan Alvarez Jersey the mound. But he's as tough a competitor as I've ever had. He's got the stuff to go with it," .

That sounds like the type of horse every team wants to ride in October.