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LEADING OFF: Bumgarner back from crash, All-Stars aplenty

FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego. Bumgarner returns to the mound Saturday for the first time since a dirt bike accident led to a sprained AC joint in his pitching shoulder and bruised ribs. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego. Bumgarner returns to the mound Saturday for the first time since a dirt bike accident led to a sprained AC joint in his pitching shoulder and bruised ribs. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File) FILE - In this April 8, 2017, file photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego. Bumgarner returns to the mound Saturday for the first time since a dirt bike accident led to a sprained AC joint in his pitching shoulder and bruised ribs. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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BUM IS BACK

Giants ace Madison Bumgarner returns to the mound for the first time since a dirt bike accident led to a sprained AC joint in his pitching shoulder and bruised ribs. The left-hander made four starts, going 0-3 with a 3.00 ERA, before crashing his bike during a day off in Colorado. He’ll face the Padres and right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (8-7, 4.32) in San Diego.

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