SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner was so enthused by seeing Buster Posey hit a grand slam, he did the same thing the next inning.Bumgarner became the first pitcher in 48 years to hit two grand slams in a season, and Posey also hit a slam Sunday that boosted the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4.“Everybody was excited to get a big hit like that,” Bumgarner said of Posey. “That put us back in the lead. That’s what big-time players do and he’s a good one already.”Posey and Bumgarner became the first batterymates in major league history to hit grand slams in the same game.“That’s pretty cool,” Bumgarner said.
Bumgarner, Posey hit grand slams, SF beats D-backs