PHILADELPHIA -- San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner came up big as a hitter on Sunday. He hopes to make a more conventional contribution Tuesday night, when the Giants open a nine-game road trip with a game against the Philadelphia Phillies.Bumgarner (10-6, 2.09 ERA) gets the start for the struggling National League West leaders, facing Phillies rookie right-hander Zach Eflin (3-4, 4.23 ERA).Before winning the final two games of a four-game weekend series against the Washington Nationals, San Francisco had dropped 11 of 13 games since the All-Star break.The Giants, whose 10-13 record in July represented their worst in any month this season, shored up their pitching staff by acquiring starter Matt Moore from Tampa Bay and reliever Will Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers at Mondays trade deadline, but offense remains a concern. They are averaging 3.2 runs and hitting .243 as a team over their past 15 games.Bumgarner did his part at the plate Sunday, doubling off the right field fence in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter for starting pitcher Matt Cain. Manager Bruce Bochy made the move even though Cain had worked five no-hit innings against the Nationals -- albeit while throwing 93 pitches.Bochy then sent in pitcher Jeff Samardzija to pinch-run for Bumgarner, and Samardzija came around to score, helping San Francisco earn a 3-1 victory.They both want to get into the game, Bochy said of Bumgarner and Samardzija. Pretty impressive pinch-hit, wasnt it?Bumgarner, who is hitting .179 this season and .182 in his career, told MLB.com, Its fun to just be a part of the game and get a chance to help the team win when youre not out there pitching. Im just glad it worked out.Bumgarner, who turned 27 Monday, is 0-2 over his last three starts, though he has allowed just seven earned runs over 21 innings (an ERA of 3.00) while striking out 24. The Giants have managed just four runs in that span.The four-time All-Star also dropped a 3-2 decision to the Phillies on June 25, carrying a 2-0 lead into the seventh before yielding three runs in that inning, the last two on a homer by Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp.Thats one of the best in the game, Rupp said of Bumgarner during the Phillies last homestand, and to be able to have an at-bat like I did off him, and then the result, of course it boosts confidence. I think when you have confidence, you have success. Thats been the whole thing for me.Rupp, a full-time starter for the first time this season, is hitting .273 with 10 homers and 30 RBI. The Phillies as a team continue to struggle at the plate, however. They are 29th in the major leagues in batting average (.239) and runs (380), and their .218 home average is baseballs worst.Eflin allowed seven runs on nine hits over five innings in an 11-1 loss to the Miami Marlins his last time out, but in his previous seven starts, he fashioned a 2.08 ERA.Called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 10, he was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Jimmy Rollins trade in December 2014. He pitched well in his only outing against the Giants, allowing just an unearned run in six innings during a no-decision on June 24 in San Francisco. Cheap New England Patriots Jerseys . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. "I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Cheap New York Giants Jerseys . 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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA followed up its upset victory at then-No. 1 Kentucky in a big way.The second-ranked Bruins clamped down on defense in the second half to beat Michigan 102-84 on Saturday night in front of 13,571, the first sellout at Pauley Pavilion in nearly four years.T.J. Leaf scored 21 points, fellow freshman Lonzo Ball added 19 and UCLA (10-0) held the Wolverines to 34 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes after playing to a 50-all tie in the first half. While their defense improved, so did the Bruins offense. They shot 74 percent in the second half.We really got smacked in the mouth in the first half, Leaf said. In the second half we had a different mindset and established what we wanted to do out there instead of letting them do what they wanted.Both teams shot over 60 percent from the floor in the first half.Of the Wolverines 19 made baskets, 12 were 3-pointers. The Bruins made 10 3-pointers, with Ball making all four of his attempts. His last one from midway between the 3-point and half court lines pulled UCLA into a 50-all tie at halftime.Every shot I take I expect to make it, Ball said. I was in rhythm in the first half.Late in the half, the Wolverines outscored UCLA 15-2, including three 3-pointers, to take a 48-41 lead. The Bruins managed to tie it up on 3-pointers by Isaac Hamilton, Aaron Holiday and Ball.Theyre really good with five guys that can hurt you, Michigan coach John Beilein said. We probably wont see a team that has five guys that can attack and hurt you. In our league we may have three guys.Bryce Alford added 18 points and Aaron had 17 for the Bruins, who made 15 3-pointers, just off the school-record 18 they had in winning their season opener against Pacific. Holiday hit all five of his 3-point attempts.The Bruins topped 100 points for the fourth time this season.Were starting to put on a show for people and word of mouth is starting to spread, Alford said.Zak Irvin scored 18 points to lead the Wolverines (7-3). They were limited to just two 3-pointers in the second half.Were really good going into halftime knowing what we did wrong and making adjustments, and thats what we did, Alford said.Michigan got within five for the last time with just under eight minutes to go. UCLA went on a 17-6 run, getting 3-pointers from Holiday and Alford (two), to go up 94-78 and put the game away.We reaally executed, but we ran out of gas in the second half, forward D.dddddddddddd. Wilson said. We had some blow-byes and our defense just kind of gave up.The Wolverines were limited to three field goals over the final seven minutes.POLL IMPLICATIONSPlaying just once during finals week, the Bruins should stay at No. 2. They could have moved up to the top spot, but No. 1 Villanova rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat 23rd-ranked Notre Dame 74-66.BIG PICTUREMichigan: The Wolverines defense took a beating. They came in giving up 58.2 points per game and had allowed 60 or fewer points in five of their previous nine games. They had forced 13 turnovers per game (UCLA had eight) and had blocked 24 shots, but didnt have any blocks Saturday.UCLA: The Bruins are in the midst of a series of stiff challenges. A week ago, they upset then-No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena to zoom nine spots to their highest ranking since November 2007. After hosting UC Santa Barbara next week, they face Ohio State in Las Vegas on Dec. 17. Theyre 2-0 against Big Ten schools so far.INJURED BIG MANThomas Welsh, UCLAs 7-foot center, was a late scratch from the starting lineup with a bruised right knee hurt in practice. Its not serious, but hes questionable for Wednesdays game. G.G. Goloman, a junior from Hungary, earned his first career start in Welshs place and fouled out with six points and two rebounds in 10 minutes. Welsh averages 11.1 points and 9.6 rebounds.NEW `DOBall showed up with a new haircut, considerably shorter than his old style.Its just time to start over, press the re-set button, he said. I had it like this in high school a long time.FACES IN THE CROWDActor Vince Vaughn waved a blue-and-gold pompom, former UCLA coach Steve Lavin and former Bruins star Baron Davis were among the first sellout crowd of the season. 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