Stanton needs knee surgery; Harper an All-Star  —  Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper has been named to the All-Star Game to replace Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.  —  Stanton needs knee surgery and will miss four-to-six weeks, MLB.com reported.

Andruw Jones, Yankees blast past Red Sox  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Andruw Jones belts 2 HRs to lead Yanks' power parade at Boston  —  BOSTON — Andruw Jones hit two of New York's four homers, Freddy Garcia pitched 6 2/3 solid innings …

Pirates' McDonald fans 10, lowers ERA to 2.37  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  James McDonald strikes out 10 as Pirates edge Giants  —  PITTSBURGH — James McDonald scattered four hits over seven innings, Mike McKenry homered …

Cahill helps Diamondbacks edge Dodgers  —  PHOENIX—Trevor Cahill pitched seven solid innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night.  —  Cahill (7-7) gave up three runs and six hits and improved to 17-1 in his past 22 starts when Arizona scores three or more runs.

Astros Break 9-Game Skid With 6-3 Win Over Brewers  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Scott Moore homered for the second straight day and J.D. Martinez and Jose Altuve had three hits each as the Houston Astros took advantage of the first-inning ejection of Zack Greinke to get a 6-3 win over Milwaukee and break …

Introducing the BP Hitter Profiles  —  While reading message boards, sabermetric websites, or newspapers, you'll often come across contentions like, “So and so is a good low-ball hitter.”  While listening to the radio, you'll be told that a player swings and misses a lot at pitches down and in.

Hanson, McCann Lead Braves Over Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tommy Hanson pitched effectively into the eighth, Brian McCann homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Saturday night.  —  The five-time defending NL East champions are freefalling since …

Setback for Carl Crawford  —  Another day, another bit of bad news for the Red Sox.  —  Carl Crawford suffered what the Red Sox described as a “mild left groin strain” on Thursday when he played for Double A Portland.  His rehab assignment has been stopped.

Gonzalez Wins 12th as Nationals Top Rockies 4-1  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings of three-hit ball to earn his 12th win, Ian Desmond homered, and the Washington Nationals used a three-run sixth to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Saturday.

Davis, Gee help lift Mets over Cubs 3-1  —  NEW YORK—Ike Davis homered, Jordany Valdespin hit one out for the second day in a row and Dillon Gee pitched one-run ball for eight innings to help the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 Saturday.  —  Gee (6-7) gave up seven hits without …

Scioscia tabs Mills to close first half  —  ANAHEIM — Angels manager Mike Scioscia announced on Saturday that Minor League callup Brad Mills will be the starter for Sunday's first-half finale with the Orioles.  —  In nine starts at Triple-A Salt Lake this season, the lefty is 3-3 with a 4.47 ERA.

Indians' Jimenez beats Rays 7-3  —  CLEVELAND—Ubaldo Jimenez struck out eight over six innings and Shelley Duncan hit a two-run homer to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 Saturday.  —  The Indians got three doubles in the second inning off rookie Matt Moore (5-6) as they jumped to a 3-0 lead.