AL All-Star Game starters feature Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Aaron Judge  —  The American League's starting outfield for next week's All-Star Game certainly isn't lacking in star power, with the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, New York's Aaron Judge and Boston's Mookie Betts getting the nods.

Imperfect Mets still find new ways to keep approaching ‘rock bottom’ in another shutout loss  —  The imperfect team nearly was “perfect-gamed,” which would have been the ... well, you don't even need me to finish the rest of that thought by now.  —  Citi Field still is where the bottomless pit …

Gurriel, Bregman homer in Astros' 12-6 win over White Sox  —  The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6 Saturday for their fifth straight win.  —  HOUSTON - Yuli Gurriel and Alex Bregman each homered and Charlie Morton won his 11th as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6 Saturday for their fifth straight win.

Joey Votto, Eugenio Suárez, Scooter Gennett to represent Cincinnati Reds as MLB All-Stars  —  CHICAGO - Before Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs, Reds third baseman Eugenio Suárez walked into the visiting manager's office to meet Interim Manager Jim Riggleman and President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams.

Jason Heyward returns to lineup as Cubs take on Reds  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jason Heyward has bounced back quickly after suffering a painful injury to be in the Cubs lineup Sunday.  —  Heyward was forced to leave Saturday's 8-7 victory over the Reds after fouling a ball off his groin.

As Yankees head to Baltimore, attention turns to lefty Zach Britton  —  TORONTO - For players like Aaron Judge, talk about how the Yankees will navigate the trade market hasn't moved beyond curiosity.  —  “I don't really pay attention to it much until it actually happens,” …

Stripling throws another gem in Dodgers 3-1 win over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Ross Stripling has tentative plans to go to Lake Tahoe or somewhere close by in California during the All-Star break.  He'll happily trade the lake for the sweltering July heat of Washington D.C.

Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers lost to the Texas Rangers, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon.  Unlike the Tigers' seven-run first inning on Saturday, they came out flat on Sunday.  —  Michael Fulmer (3-8) gave up a solo home run to the second batter of the day.

LEADING OFF: Lester eyes NL-best 12th win, A's stay hot  —  A look at what's happening around the majors today:  —  CHICAGO'S ACE  —  Jon Lester has put together some ace-worthy seasons during his 13-year major league career, including four All-Star appearances and a runner-up finish in the Cy Young voting two years ago.

Olney: Max Muncy's journey from out of MLB to out of this world  —  The Keller High School baseball team, of Keller, Texas, generally follows the same daily schedule.  As a result, Lee Muncy and his son, Max, could venture an educated guess as to when practice would end and a batting cage would open for the Muncys' use.

Last Slide  —  The idea hasn't just crossed David Peralta's mind, it's been there for a while.  To make the National League All-Star team?  He's dreamed about it, made it a goal, and he came up empty when asked to consider what the honor would mean to him.  —  “Ah,” he said, pausing.

Christian Vazquez placed on DL with broken right pinkie  —  The Boston Red Sox placed catcher Christian Vazquez on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a broken right pinkie he suffered sliding into second base Saturday night.  —  Vazquez had a two-run single in the seventh inning …

Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo first Korean-born position player to earn All-Star nod  —  DETROIT  —  Shin-Soo Choo found out he was an All-Star for the first time in his career before Sunday's series finale against the Tigers.  —  The 14-year MLB veteran who turns 36 on Friday will represent …

Last Slide  —  Diamondbacks right-hander Clay Buchholz will not be traveling with the club on its upcoming six-day road trip, but he could be progressing toward a potential return after the All-Star break.  —  Buchholz suffered a strained oblique in a June 24 start in Pittsburgh and threw …