San Francisco Giants Defeat Arizona Diamondbacks in 11 Innings

On Monday, the Giants did what their team was built to do: win behind dominant pitching, and just enough run support.

Madison Bumgarner had pitched a gem (7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 7 K), but the Giants failed to score any runs in the first 10 innings of the game. In the 11th inning, Nate Schierholtz stepped up to the plate with runners on first and second and crushed a triple to make the score 2-0. Brian Wilson came in and recorded his 41st save of the season, as the Giants cruised to their fifth victory of September; they are now 5-1 in the month.

The Giants are starting to get the drift of things: that their pitching and defense is what's going to win ballgames for them.

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