Yesterday, the climactic performances came in the eighth inning, which Antonio Bastardo has largely dominated this season. The 25-year-old lefty recorded a hard-hit fly out before allowing a double to Omar Infante and a walk to Mike Stanton. It marked the fourth straight appearance in which he allowed at least two baserunners without recording a strikeout. Seven of the last 11 batters he has faced have reached base. To put that in perspective, Bastardo allowed just 38 of 195 batters to reach base from the beginning of the season to Sept. 2, a stretch in which he struck out 66 and walked 19 while allowing just eight earned runs in 53 1/3 innings.