MLB All-Star Game Rosters  —  Major League Baseball on Sunday unveiled the rosters for the All-Star Game, which will be played on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis.  —  Derek Jeter will play in his 14th and final midsummer classic, and he'll start at shortstop.

Samardzija stymies Jays to win in A's debut  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Jeff Samardzija scatters 4 hits in 7 innings in victorious A's debut  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Jeff Samardzija arrived at the ballpark nearly five hours before making his first start with his new ballclub.

Red Sox pitcher John Lackey on Orioles star Nelson Cruz: 'I've got nothing to say about him'  —  Cruz was suspended 50 games last season for involvement in Biogenesis scandal  —  BOSTON — Nelson Cruz's five-hit night helped send Red Sox right-hander John Lackey to an early exit …

Lincecum continues mastery in Giants win over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Eleven days after no-hitting the Padres, Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh inning against San Diego to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-3 victory Sunday.  —  Lincecum (8-5) extended his scoreless streak …

Yankees Acquire Brandon McCarthy  —  10:44am: The Diamondbacks will eat $2.05MM of the $4.1MM owed to McCarthy for the rest of the year, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com.  Meanwhile, the Yankees will pay the $1MM assignment bonus to McCarthy.  —  10:21am: The D'Backs will be eating money in the deal, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.

Miley, Diamondbacks End Braves' Win Streak, 3-1  —  ATLANTA — Wade Miley earned his first win since early May, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Atlanta 3-1 on Sunday to end the Braves' nine-game winning streak.  —  Miley (4-6) allowed one run on five hits and one walk in 6 2-3 innings.

Indians' Kluber Dominates Royals in 4-1 Win  —  CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber allowed four hits and struck out 10 in 8 1-3 innings, and Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes homered, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.  —  Kluber (8-6) took a three-hitter …

Garcia to have season-ending surgery for nerve issue  —  On DL with injured shoulder, left-hander reveals he has thoracic outlet syndrome  —  ST. LOUIS — The consensus has been that Jaime Garcia's trip to the disabled list stemmed from issues with his surgically repaired left shoulder …

Mets should go after Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro  —  Neither team is going anywhere this season, and the Mets, in particular, desperately need to show their fans they are moving in the right direction, adding offense — and payroll — that could help them contend as early as next season.

Former pitcher and author Brosnan dies at 84  —  MORTON GROVE, Ill. — Former pitcher Jim Brosnan, known as much for writing about life in baseball as helping the Cincinnati Reds reach the 1961 World Series, has died.  He was 84.  —  The Simkins Funeral Home said he died June 28.

Rangers power past Mets 5-3 to stop slide  —  NEW YORK — After more than two weeks of mostly misery, the Texas Rangers weren't about to start patting themselves on the back for winning one game.  —  Robinson Chirinos hit an early three-run homer, Adrian Beltre connected again and Texas ended …