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ByAndrewBaggarly BayAreaNewsGroup SAN FRANCISCO TheSanFran- cisco Giants rotation continues to give up a worrisome number of home runs since the All-Star break. But it wasn't Jay Bruce's sev- enth-inning shot into the right field arcade — his fourth of the three-game series at AT&T Park — that wholly undermined Mad- ison Bumgarner's effort in the Giants' 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday afternoon. Angel Pagan butchered a fly ball that led to an unearned run in the fifth inning as the Gi- ants lost for the ninth time in 11 games and failed to win the rub- ber match of the series against the doormats of the NL Central. "If we didn't have runs like this, we'd be on pace to win 115 games," Giants catcher Buster Posey said. "That'd be pretty re- markable. It stinks when you go through it. It's not far from the norm. You just try to get back on track as quick as possible." About that … Losing two of three to the Reds meant the Giants failed to capitalize on a grassy patch in what is otherwise the roughest part of their schedule — 17 of 24 games away from AT&T Park, all but three of them in the East- ern time zone, with the NL East- leading Washington Nationals arriving for the remainder of this homestand. At least the Dodgers con- tinue to run in place, losing to the Tampa Bay Rays to remain 2 ½ games behind the Giants in the NL West. The Giants should have sec- ond baseman Joe Panik (con- cussion) active and back in the lineup at some point during the Nationals series this week- end. Hunter Pence, despite be- ing 8 for 16 with two-homers in his first five games for Triple-A Sacramento, will remain on his rehab assignment a little longer as his surgically repaired right hamstring gets used to taking a daily pounding again. The Giants offense is in dire need of a spark. What's worse than hitting BASEBALL Rough day for Pagan, Reds beat Giants Outfielder's 2-base error helps Cincinnati beat Bumgarner, take rubber match of series ERICRISBERG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws in the first inning Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds in San Francisco. By Susan Kanode Special to the DN CHEYENNE, WYO. Tuesday's ro- deo action at Frontier Park was full of lead changes. Steer wres- tlers and team ropers started out the day with slack at 7 a.m. Those events were also part of the rodeo that afternoon. Billy Bugenig from Ferndale had the fastest time of the rodeo so far Monday morning when he stopped the clock in 5.9 seconds. He came back on Tuesday with an 11.3 and now is in the overall lead with a total of 17.2 seconds on two runs. Bugenig is currently 27th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world standings. Last year each round winner in the steer wrestling earned $6,088. If Bugenig holds on to his first place position in the round, he should move his season earn- ings up to over $30,000 and be in reach of the top 15 in the world. Bugenig has finished among those top 15 on three occasions, qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Ro- deo from 2010 – 2012. He has battled injuries and missed all of last year. His re- turn this year has been a little slow but is definitely starting to pick up. He is also tied for sixth place in the second round. There is not a hotter saddle bronc rider in the business right now than Zeke Thurston, from Big Valley, Alberta. He took the lead in the first round on Mon- day with an 84, came back on Tuesday and scored 87 points on Salt River Rodeo's Smoke Ring. He now has a total of 171 points on two head, 10 points ahead of the man in second place, Sam Kelts, from Millarville, Alberta, who also rode here on Monday and Tuesday. Four bull riders moved into the top five on Tuesday. At the top of the list is Ty Wallace from Collbran, Colo., who is now second overall. He scored 73.5 points, but when combined with his previous score of 87, he has a total of 160.5. He is very likely to make the finals here for the third time since joining the PRCA in 2013. Roscoe Jarboe from New Plymouth, Idaho still has the overall lead with 165. Freeman Yoder, from Zearing, Iowa, is third with 159.5. Also moving in on Tuesday were Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., and Jordan Han- sen from Okotoks, Alberta. The barrel racing here has been full of surprises. One of those was on Tuesday when Jana Bean from Fort Hancock, Texas, had a second round time that was a full second faster than her time in the first round. She stopped the clock in 17.16 to be winning the second round and leading overall with a to- tal 35.39. Lisa Lockhart is sec- ond with 35.43. Tyra Kane from Dublin, Texas, moved into third with 35.57. There are still 24 Women's Professional Rodeo Associa- tion (WPRA) members left to have their second run here so leads could change. However, Bean's 17.16 is the fastest run of the rodeo here by two-tenths of a second and she is very likely to keep the lead in the second round. Bean is currently 17th in the WPRA world standings. Any money that she wins here will help her qualify for her third NFR. RODEO Leadschangehandsat CheyenneFrontierDays Ferndale's Bugenig has overall lead in steer wrestling a er 2 runs in Wyoming DAN HUBBELL — CONTRIBUTED Billy Bugenig, from Ferndale, took the overall lead in steer wrestling at the "Daddy of 'em All" on Tuesday. He has a total time of 17.2 seconds on two runs. REDS2,GIANTS1 Up next: Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, TV on CSN-BA. THESCORE By Doug Ferguson AP Golf Writer SPRINGFIELD, N.J. Henrik Sten- son took his silver claret jug and headed straight for Switzerland to play in a charity event organized by Sergio Garcia. It turned out to be the perfect occasion to deliver an important message to the host. Stenson was 40 when he won the British Open at Royal Troon. He had paid his dues with a trio of close calls in the majors. It was his time. Garcia has paid even more. It started when he was a 19-year-old trying to chase down Tiger Woods at Medinah. He played in the final group with Woods at Bethpage Black and Royal Liverpool. He twice was beaten in the final holes by Pa- draig Harrington at Carnoustie and Oakland Hills. "Henrik, when I saw him Mon- day at my event in Switzerland, he said: 'You know, I'm 40, you're 36. You still have probably 16 more before you get there,'" Gar- cia said Wednesday on the eve of the PGA Championship. "So at the end of the day, if you stay healthy, you still can give yourself a lot of chances here and there. That's my goal, to keep giving my- self chances and hopefully take as many as possible in the coming years." Stenson's victory has shifted the focus to Garcia, perhaps more than any other player in the final major of the year, particularly in a season of first-time major cham- pions — Danny Willet at the Mas- ters, Dustin Johnson at the U.S. Open and Stenson. "It just shows that you've got to keep on trying," Stenson said. "It was nice to see Dustin win at the U.S. Open. He's had some close calls and some heartbreak- ing calls in the last four years, five years. You've got to keep put- ting yourself in position. And the more times you do that, that's what gives you chances for it to happen." Lee Westwood is another player on the dubious list of "best to have never won a major." The 43-year- old Englishman had a chance at the U.S. Open, British Open and Masters in successive years and he is among two players — Luke Donald is the other — to reach No. 1 in the world without ever having won a major. Rickie Fowler at No. 7 in the world and Garcia (No. 10) are the only players in the top 10 who have not won a major. Garcia is different, because he has been at a high level for so long. Just not high enough. The Spaniard is no longer as temperamental, at times petu- lant, as he was earlier in his ca- reer when he accomplished so much at an early age that he ex- pected so much more. He com- plained about the breaks Woods got from the weather in the 2002 U.S. Open. His worst moment was in the 2007 British Open at Car- noustie, when he suggested he was playing "more than the field" because he couldn't catch a break. He has thrown clubs. He has kicked shoes. Now, it almost seems as though Garcia is resigned that his career could end without a major, even though he has such a long road ahead of him. Yes, he is surprised to have not won a major as he ap- proaches two decades playing them. He said it would have bothered him five or 10 years ago, but no longer. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Garcia has time still to win his 1st major title Spaniard, now 36, looks to add to 1st-time winners CHUCK BURTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sergio Garcia smiles as he listens to a question during a news conference Wednesday before a practice round for the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. GIANTS PAGE 4 GOLF PAGE 4 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Thursday, July 28, 2016 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1