Longtime umpire Mike Reilly will serve as the crew chief for the upcoming All-Star game. Reilly is in his 34th season as a major league umpire. He will work the plate for the game July 13 in Anaheim, Calif. It will be his fourth All-Star game. Also on the crew are Mike Winters at first base, Brian O'Nora at second base, Laz Diaz at third base, Bruce Dreckman on the left-field line and Jim Wolf on…

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The Atlanta Braves are back in a spot the team used to reside in consistently: first place in the National…

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Ryan Franklin spent more than 15 seasons trying to become an All-Star, wending through Bellingham and Appleton and Port City, working as a starter, middleman and setup guy, waiting for that special night to hear the PA announcer call his name, jog to the foul line and tip his cap. The St. Louis closer got summoned last summer and proudly took his place during pregame introductions, a first-timer at…

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Pedro Feliz could pout about no longer playing third base every day. Instead, he's getting credit from Houston Astros manager Brad Mills for continuing to work hard. Feliz's RBI double gave Houston the lead in the seventh inning, capping a comeback from an early deficit and helping the Astros to a 9-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.

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Chris Narveson had been dreadful in the first inning of his starts this year. This time, the left-hander got the opening frame out of the way in the bullpen. Narveson pitched four-hit ball for eight innings and Rickie Weeks hit a leadoff homer, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

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Brian Sweeney had plenty of time to think in Japan after his family returned to the United States while he finished out a disappointing third season with the Nippon Ham Fighters. His return to the majors seemed even further away after 49 games from 2003-06 with Seattle and San Diego. But given another chance and eventually a major league call-up, a long wait to pitch was nothing.

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It took more than a month in the big leagues for Jonathan Lucroy to finally get that first home run he's been waiting half his life for. The rookie catcher called up in May finally hit one out, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. "It is something I've been thinking about since I was 12," Lucroy said as he stood in front of his…

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Yovani Gallardo said it was too early to start pondering the possibility of a perfect game. It certainly was on the minds of the fielders — and the Fielder — playing behind him. "You looked up there, you saw no hits," Prince Fielder said. "You knew he was doing well. Just wanted him to keep it up." Gallardo did not allow a baserunner until Drew Butera singled with one out in the…

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Rookie closer John Axford again used the same combination of fastball and sliders against Justin Morneau with the game on the line. He got the same result. Axford capped a strong effort by the Milwaukee bullpen with a strikeout of Morneau to end a game that saw the Brewers set a club record with five wild pitches.

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