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Madison Bumgarner fails to lay down a bunt, so he hits a home run instead

Bumgarner can't get bunt down, so he hits HR

For power-hitting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, bunts are merely tactical gestures meant to draw in the fielders and confuse the pitcher. After "failing" to get down a bunt in the top of the third inning on Tuesday night, Bumgarner launched a deep drive over the wall in left center. 

Madison Bumgarner

The last time I saw a pitcher pump their fist that emphatically was when Chad Qualls literally fist pumped himself into the ground

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The dinger was the fourth of the season for Bumgarner, making him the first pitcher since Yovani Gallardo in 2010 to hit that many in a single season. 

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