Madison Bumgarner was nearly perfect Saturday night.
The Giants left-hander had a perfect game going through 7 2/3 innings against the Padres at AT&T Park, but lost his bid at perfection when Melvin Upton Jr. singled to center with two outs.
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Bumgarner finished with a complete-game, one-hit shutout in an 8-0 San Francisco victory. He threw 111 pitches and struck out nine.
Bumgarner was trying to become baseball's first pitcher to throw a perfect game since 2012 and the second in Giants history. Washington's Max Scherzer came close this season, losing his bid at perfection on a hit-by-pitch with two outs in the ninth inning June 20.
Six no-hitters have been thrown this season.