Giant blowout: NL routs AL 8-0 in All-Star game  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera turned the All-Star game into a Giant blowout.  —  Flashing their bright orange spikes and booming bats, the San Francisco sluggers keyed a five-run blitz against Justin Verlander …

MLB could change HR Derby rules  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The booing of beleaguered Home Run Derby captain Robinson Cano finally had faded by Tuesday afternoon.  But the aftermath could cause Major League Baseball to consider a new rule to include at least one hometown slugger in future Home Run Derbies …

Angels have joined race for Greinke, and may compete with rival Rangers  —  The Los Angeles Angels have jumped into the race for Brewers star righthander Zack Greinke and are likely to battle their division rival Texas Rangers and others for Greinke — assuming he becomes available.

Mets' Gee has surgery to remove clot in shoulder  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Dillon Gee has undergone surgery to remove a blood clot from an artery in his throwing shoulder.  —  The team said Tuesday no timetable has been set for the right-hander's return …

Yankees' Chamberlain off to strong start in rehab  —  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain is off to a strong start with his minor league rehab assignment, pitching one effective inning in a Gulf Coast League game.  —  The team says Chamberlain struck …

Darnell McDonald loved in Boston despite move from Red Sox to Yankees  —  For a Red Sox fan in Colorado, it was nice to see a clean-cut Darnell McDonald in a Yankees uniform last weekend.  Unlike Johnny (Expletive) Damon, who was given his unofficial middle name by Boston fans upon choosing …

Giants GM Brian Sabean has talked to 15 teams, but ...  In preparing my midseason Giants review story, which is slated to run in Thursday's paper, I spoke with general manager Brian Sabean this afternoon to get his views on the offense, namely whether he thinks the Giants have enough to get the team …

Baseball cards in Ohio attic might fetch millions  —  TOLEDO, Ohio — Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather's attic.  Taking a look inside, he saw baseball cards bundled with twine.  They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing.

Relativistic Baseball  —  What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?  — Ellen McManis  —  Let's set aside the question of how we got the baseball moving that fast.  We'll suppose it's a normal pitch, except in the instant the pitcher releases the ball, it magically accelerates to 0.9c.

Hamels stays smooth as stare down with Phils continues  —  KANSAS CITY — Cole Hamels is handling the free-agent dance like a Fred Astaire in red pinstripes.  —  In one breath, he says he loves Philadelphia, especially the fans, and appreciates all that the Phillies have done for him.