By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange
SAN FRANCISCO -- Madison Bumgarner will pitch his All-Star Game two days before his National League teammates Sunday when he leads the San Francisco Giants against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the final game of the traditional first half of the baseball season.
Making padding the club's best-in-baseball win total a higher priority than a chance for the staff ace to pitch in Tuesday's nationally televised exhibition of the stars, Giants manager Bruce Bochy broke the news to Bumgarner on Wednesday.
"Your priority is here," the veteran manager explained earlier this week.