San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner was at it again in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the A's. MadBum went seven strong innings, allowing a single run on two hits (including a home run) and no walks with nine strikeouts. He has been excellent as the Giants have been pushing for a playoff spot and is now 8-7 with a 3.63 ERA, 154 strikeouts, and 31 walks in 158 2/3 IP. He will have another chance to dazzle in his next start on the road against the Diamondbacks.

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner was on his game in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Phillies. MadBum tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing a single hit and a walk with three strikeouts. He also had a bunch of great at-bats, going 1-for-1 with a single and two walks. The Giants' ace is now 7-7 with a 3.74 ERA, 145 strikeouts, and 31 walks in 151 2/3 IP this season. He continues to be a high-end fantasy starter and should help carry fantasy teams towards the playoffs. He ...

The San Francisco Giants are leaning toward keeping starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner and closer Will Smith with just hours to go before the trade deadline on [...]

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner improved to 6-7 in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Padres. Bumgarner pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on four hits (including a three-run home run) and two walks with six strikeouts. Bumgarner now has a 3.74 ERA with 140 strikeouts and 29 walks in 139 2/3 IP this season. He has looked strong lately, and with the Giants surging, it will be interesting to see if he stays with the team through the trade deadline. Either way, he remains a s[...]

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner turned in another gem in Thursday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Mets. MadBum pitched nine innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts on 94 pitches. Unfortunately, his team couldn't finish off the win until the 16th inning. Bumgarner has been excellent over his past six starts, posting a 3.03 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with 37 strikeouts in 32 2/3 IP. The Giants are now just one game under .500 and are in the hunt for a [...]

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner looked sharp in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Brewers. Bumgarner allowed one run (none earned) on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts over five innings pitched. MadBum is now 5-7 with a 3.86 ERA, 121 strikeouts, and 25 walks over 116 2/3 IP. He is next slated to face a favorable matchup against the Mets at home in his next start.

The Midsummer Classic has come and gone, leaving us without baseball for what seems like the longest week of the calendar year. Before the second half of the 2019 MLB season gets underway, the RotoBaller staff has updated our fantasy baseball rankings for the remainder of the year.RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings don't stop mattering once your draft is over.Starting pitchers have been the bane of f[...]

This week is as good a time as any to pause and reflect on the 2019 baseball season thus far.Fortunately, it's been a much less challenging year than last for yours truly. Other than a hapless squad in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (15-team industry leagues are tough, and weekly lineups and waivers are just not something I will ever like), my teams are all contenders.The same can be said of my bold predictions for 2019. A lot can happen between now and the end of the season, but the ma[...]

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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that he expects starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner to make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Brewers, per The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly. Bumgarner was struck in the left arm by a line drive in the first inning of Saturday's game, causing him to exit the game after two innings. This is good news for fantasy owners, as it sounds like Bumgarner avoided any serious injury other than swelling.