Giants' Bumgarner named World Series MVP
San Francisco Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner earned World Series MVP honors Wednesday night after tossing five scoreless innings of relief in Game 7 to punctuate a sterling performance throughout the 110th Fall Classic.
| Game | IP | H | R | BB | SO | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS g1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.215 |
| WS g5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.445 |
| WS g7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.572 |
No pitcher logged more innings throughout the World Series than Bumgarner, the first pitcher to win the award since Cole Hamels in 2008. The 25-year-old allowed just one earned run over 21 innings this series (0.43 ERA), while becoming the first hurler since Sandy Koufax to throw more than four shutout innings in Game 7 of the World Series while working on two-days' rest.
Bumgarner's dominance in the World Series capped a magical month for the former first-round pick, who established a new single-season record with 52 2/3 innings pitched this postseason. In the end, Bumgarner finished the 2014 World Series with two wins and a five-inning save, and lowered his career World Series ERA to a ridiculous 0.25.
WS MVP! WS MVP! WS MVP!
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— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiantsFans) October 30, 2014