First pitch: Sunday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Line: N/A, Total: N/A

Madison Bumgarner and the Giants will be looking to win their final game before the All-Star Break when they host the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

The Giants have been one of the best teams in baseball throughout the first half of the season and they’ll be hoping to head into the All-Star Break with some momentum. They’ll be feeling pretty good about their chances to do so, as LHP Madison Bumgarner (9-4, 2.09 ERA, 132 K) will be on the mound for the team. Bumgarner has really been lights out this season for San Francisco, allowing two or fewer earned runs in 14 of his 18 appearances. The Giants will, however, be going up against a talented pitcher for the Diamondbacks, as RHP Archie Bradley (3-4, 4.81 ERA, 60 K) will be on the mound for Arizona. The Diamondbacks have had a disappointing first half of the year, but they’ll certainly take a lot of pride in beating this Giants team. They’ll also be out to prove that they can beat a pitcher like Bumgarner on national television. It will, however, be hard with OF A.J. Pollock (Elbow) still sidelined. He is one of Arizona’s best hitters and it’s not definite that he will return at any point this season, but he did begin throwing last Monday.

Archie Bradley has had an up-and-down season for the Diamondbacks, but he will need to be on his game on Sunday. He’s facing a dangerous San Francisco lineup in this game, so he must limit his mistakes in this one. That is not something he did in his last start, allowing five earned runs in six innings against the Padres on Jul. 4. Bradley did, however, allow three or less earned runs in his three previous starts and will be hoping he can perform like that once again. He certainly knows how to miss bats, but his control is an issue and he is prone to letting up homers. Offensively, two guys to keep an eye on in this game are 1B Paul Goldschmidt and C Wellington Castillo. Goldschmidt is one of the best hitters in the game and is 13-for-41 with two homers and six RBI against Bumgarner in his career. He has flown under the radar all season, so he’ll be hoping to make a splash on the big stage on Sunday. Castillo, meanwhile, is 5-for-19 with two homers and five RBI against Bumgarner in his career. He has had a good season for Arizona and will be hoping to provide some power in this game.

As previously mentioned, Bumgarner has been an absolute beast for the Giants this season. Not only has he allowed two or fewer runs in 14 of his 18 starts, but he has also kept his opponents scoreless in four of those outings. In his only other start against the Diamondbacks this season, Bumgarner allowed just two earned runs in seven innings of work. He struck out eight batters in that game, but his teammates did not provide him with any run support. The Giants ended up losing that one, but they’ll be hoping for a better result this time around. San Francisco’s lineup should have no problems getting to Bradley though. The Giants got seven hits and five runs in 4.1 innings the last time they faced Bradley and a similar result would likely mean a victory with Bumgarner on the mound. C Buster Posey and OF Angel Pagan are two bats to keep an eye on for San Francisco. Both guys are 2-for-5 against Bradley in their careers and will be looking to do damage on Sunday.