Bay, Sanchez tabbed as NL All-Stars  —  Outfielder earns starting role; infielder tops among write-ins  —  PITTSBURGH — Jason Bay and Freddy Sanchez won't have to worry about cleaning out their lockers at PNC Park to make room for the visiting National League All-Stars.

Johnson goes for his fourth straight win  —  Boston (49-29) at Florida (35-42), 1:05 p.m. ET  —  The Marlins have a shot at taking two out of three from the Red Sox on Sunday, but they'll have do it with a beat up roster.  —  In the first inning of Saturday's 11-5 loss to Boston …

July 31 fire sale not on Hendry's agenda  —  General manager Jim Hendry said Sunday there will be no "fire sale" of his players by the July 31 trading deadline, which suggests disappointing Cubs stars Aramis Ramirez, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood are safe for now.

Tomorrow's All-Stars, Today  —  I've been watching shop.mlb.com for the past week or so, because they always tend to jump the gun on upcoming sales items (who could forget this little nugget of goodness):  —  (and if you really believe the MLB bulls**t that this was actually a "hoax" you need your head examined)

The choice is yours in Final Vote  —  Fans get to choose the final All-Star for each league  —  They are 10 Major League players who have appeared in a combined 5,445 career games, ranging from the 1,408 by All-Star veteran Bobby Abreu of the Phillies to the 18 for hot rookie pitcher Justin Verlander of the Tigers.

Notes: Henderson helping Reyes  —  All-time stolen base leader returns to mentor Mets' young star  —  NEW YORK — Jose Reyes said a huge part of his success in the first half of the season can be attributed to Rickey Henderson.  Henderson, the all-time stolen bases leader with 1,406 …

Utley, Howard and Gordon earn berths  —  Right side of infield to join closer at July 11 All-Star Game  —  TORONTO — It had long been predicted that Ryan Howard and Chase Utley would have careers peppered with All-Star appearances.  —  That era began on Sunday, when the right side …

Mauer makes All-Star cut with Santana  —  Twins' two Major League stats leaders will head to Pittsburgh  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Johan Santana and Joe Mauer make up one of the most formidable pitcher-catcher duos in the Major Leagues.  —  And now they can add the title "All-Star" to that distinction.

Giants-Padres Preview  —  The San Diego Padres think that starter Chris Young deserves a spot on the All-Star team.  The way he's been pitching, he just might end up there.  —  Young tries for his fifth straight victory when the Padres wrap up a four-game series with the San Francisco Giants Sunday at Petco Park.

International Signing Season Set To Open  —  As the July 2 start date for international free agent signings approached, word continued to spread through the scouting community that clubs were ready to spend significant amounts once again in Latin America for premium talent.

Notes: Nationals sign Gonzalez  —  Sixteen-year-old shortstop thought to have bright future in DC  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals agreed to terms with shortstop Esmailyn Gonzalez of the Dominican Republic on Sunday.  The switch-hitting Gonzalez, 16, will earn a $1.4 million signing bonus …

Sore hip will keep Pedro from making Monday start  —  NEW YORK — Pedro Martinez will miss his scheduled start Monday night for the New York Mets because of a sore hip.  —  Mets manager Willie Randolph said Martinez slipped in the bathroom and fell on his hip while he was changing his shirt during a series in Florida in May.

CF Reed breaks thumb, might be headed to DL  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners center fielder Jeremy Reed broke his right thumb in the 11th inning of Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies.  —  With two outs in the top of the 11th, Reed made a diving attempt at Brad Hawpe's sinking line drive.