HR gives Bumgarner most by an active pitcher

ATLANTA — Madison Bumgarner is the new home run king … among pitchers.

Bumgarner smashed his 13th career homer in the fifth inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 6-0 series-finale win Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, breaking a tie with Baltimore’s Yovani Gallardo for the most among active Major League pitchers.

Bumgarner’s two-run drive off Atlanta starter Aaron Blair was his second homer of the season. He delivered his first of the year on April 9 against the indomitable Clayton Kershaw of the …

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