Maxwell hits HR, Giants beat D-backs

Even with his bullpen overworked the previous two days, Anthony Rendon Jersey Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided that there was no point in pushing ace Madison Bumgarner beyond five innings and 93 pitches on Sunday. Bumgarner got by without his best stuff and combined with four relievers to scatter nine hits, and Justin Maxwell homered to help San Francisco beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1. Bumgarner (10-5) allowed http://www.officialnationalsshop.com/authentic-34-bryce-harper-jersey.html a run and four hits with three strikeouts and a walk in his first start since July 10. ''That was far enough. That's a lot of work,'' Bochy said of Bumgarner. ''When you get that many pitches. he did his job. There's no point in pushing him the way we pushed him last year.'' The Giants won their sixth straight game and swept their second straight three-game series. Bumgarner praised the relievers as George Kontos, Javier Lopez,http://www.officialnationalsshop.com/authentic-47-gio-gonzalez-jersey.html Hunter Strickland and Santiago Casilla kept the lead. ''We've got guys in the bullpen that are obviously capable of coming in and shutting the door, which they did,'' Bumgarner said. ''It worked out great for us. They've been unbelievable.'' San Francisco relievers combined for 13 2/3 innings in the series. The Diamondbacks have lost six straight. Maxwell's seventh Vontae Davis Jersey home run of the season gave the Giants a 1-0 lead off Arizona starter Patrick Corbin in the second inning. Corbin's hustle then helped even the score in the bottom of the inning when he beat the throw from second base on a double-play attempt. With the bases loaded and one out, Corbin grounded to Brandon Crawford at shortstop, who got one out at second. Joe Panik's throw to first base was ruled in time to get Corbin, but Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale challenged the call and after review, it was overturned. Welington Castillo scored from third on the play. Hunter Pence's double in the third put the Giants ahead. ''We had our chances. We just need a big hit, two-out hits,'' Hale said. ''You saw them pretty much http://www.coltsonlineofficialstore.com/Vick-Ballard-Jerseythroughout the whole series get them and we didn't. That s what it boils down to.'' Bumgarner, fresh off his third career All-Star Game, improved to 4-0 in his last seven starts at Chase Field.