SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto intends to pitch in next week’s All-Star Game after not getting to play in his first appearance there two years ago.

If Giants manager Bruce Bochy has any say in the matter, Cueto will start in the Midsummer Classic.

Cueto pitched a five-hitter to become the NL’s first 13-game winner, and San Francisco beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Wednesday night to move atop the major league standings.

“He has made an enormous case of starting that game,” Bochy said following Cueto’s fourth complete game this season. “You look at his record, his numbers, what a great first half he’s had. It’s obvious we’re pulling for it to happen.”

With the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list and Jake Arrieta of the Cubs stumbling in recent weeks, the door is wide open for the Giants right-hander to become the second Giants pitcher in five years to start the All-Star Game, following Matt Cain in 2012.

“It would be big,” Cueto said through an interpreter. “It would mean a lot because it would be the first time that I would ever pitch in an All-Star Game. And I want to pitch.”

Cueto (13-1) allowed one run on five hits with eight strikeouts and one walk while going the distance for the fourth time this season. He also became the first Giants pitcher since John Burkett in 1993 to win 13 games before the All-Star break.

The performance gave San Francisco’s slumping bullpen a much-needed break.

“Whenever he’s hitting spots, it’s tough,” Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez said. “He’s going to keep you off balance with all the different moves that he has. I like him because whenever you are trying to get big he’s hard to hit.”

San Francisco (54-33) passed the Chicago Cubs (52-32) for the majors’ best record and has won five of seven. Buster Posey homered for the Giants.