PHOENIX _ Bruce Bochy is cleaning up, just not with a broom in his hand.
Bochy arrived at Chase Field for the final time Sunday as the Giants manager with a chance to watch his club finish off a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Instead of leaving town with a victory, Bochy walked out of the ballpark after a 6-1 loss to the Diamondbacks with certificate for a four-day, all-inclusive trip to a resort in Montana.
In his 25th and final season as a major league manager, Bochy has been acknowledged by nearly every opposing team in his last visits to various cities. The Reds gave Bochy a custom-made bourbon ice chest, the Orioles presented him with engraved Sagamore Spirit Rye bottles and the Padres provided a memorable video tribute and a slew of gifts including a new set of fishing poles.
Bochy will have plenty of time to enjoy all of the items he's received this fall, but he's still holding out hope that his calendar will be full in October.
Games like the one the Giants played on Sunday won't help his cause.
The Giants had won nine of ace Madison Bumgarner's last 10 starts, but they trailed from the first inning on and never threatened a D'backs pitching staff that allowed 28 runs in the first three games of the series.
The Giants hadn't lost a Bumgarner start since July 13 in Milwaukee and Bumgarner hadn't received a loss since he logged just 3 2/3 innings on June 20 against the Dodgers, but the Giants' lineup was noncompetitive for much of Sunday's game.
San Francisco fell behind in the first inning for the third straight game as Bumgarner battled first inning command issues against the top of the D'backs order. After Eduardo Escobar doubled into the right center field gap and Christian Walker walked on four pitches, Bumgarner still had a chance to escape the inning unscathed against center fielder Adam Jones.
Jones instead hit a sinking line drive to center field that missed the glove of a diving Kevin Pillar by a few inches. Giants pitchers have become accustomed to watching Pillar make brilliant plays on highlight-reel catches throughout the season, but a missed attempt at Jones' liner led to a two-run triple.
Arizona added on once more in the inning on a bloop single that sailed over the head of shortstop Brandon Crawford, but Bumgarner gave the Giants a few chances to overcome the early miscues. San Francisco failed to take advantage against Kelly, who entered Sunday's game having allowed at least four runs in each of his last four starts.
The Giants' best chance came in the sixth inning, shortly after D'backs second baseman Wilmer Flores launched his third home run of the series to extend Arizona's lead to 4-0.
After left fielder Mike Yastrzemski led off the inning with a triple and second baseman Scooter Gennett followed with a RBI single, the Giants loaded the bases and brought the go-ahead run to the plate. That ended the day for Kelly, who watched from the home dugout as reliever Andrew Chafin induced an inning-ending groundout from shortstop Brandon Crawford.
Bumgarner struck out nine over six innings and only gave up six hits, but his outing swung on the two-out, first-inning triple from Jones that nearly found Pillar's glove. Instead of recording his third consecutive quality start and sixth in his last seven outings, Bumgarner was charged with four earned runs and took his eighth loss of the season.
Bochy would have preferred a fourth consecutive win to a four-day vacation, but the Giants will head to Chicago with a chance to gain significant ground against one of their top challengers for a National League Wild Card spot.
With a series victory or sweep against a Cubs team with solid starting pitchers lined up to face the Giants, Bochy would be able to put off booking the dates for his next vacation.
