Some of the Tigers players and coaches will travel during the All-Star break, such as Gerald Laird, who is flying out to San Diego with the family Sunday night before heading to Baltimore.

The Tigers entered Sunday's series finale against the Royals just five strikeouts away from setting an American League record for collective strikeouts before the All-Star break.

Todd Helton started at first base Sunday against the Nationals. It was his first time in the starting lineup since Wednesday at St. Louis.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen will replace injured Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton as one of the National League's participants in the 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday in Kansas City.

John Axford has converted 14 of 19 save opportunities this season and remains the Brewers' closer, according to manager Ron Roenicke.

Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino was scratched from the lineup about an hour before Sunday's series finale against the Braves at Citizens Bank Park.

It hasn't quite hit Bryan LaHair that he's an All-Star, and it probably won't until Monday, when he shows up in the National League clubhouse in Kansas City.

Chris Volstad will have to wait to end his winless streak. Volstad, who has not won a game in the big leagues in nearly a year, was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday to make room on the roster for Ryan Dempster.

One of the things Cubs manager Dale Sveum wants to do in the second half is give Alfonso Soriano a few more days off.

It took the late-breaking news that the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton had a right knee injury that would require surgery to get Bryce Harper on the roster, but now the phenom is the youngest position player in All-Star history.

Not since C.J. Wilson did it with the Angels earlier this year following a rainout has a pitcher started two consecutive games. Brewers starter Zack Greinke will try to top that when he takes to the mound Sunday after pitching to just two batters on Saturday.

Starting catcher Salvador Perez will be available to play up to four days per week as the Royals and their medical staff continue to evaluate his playing time.

Royals manager Ned Yost will be making his fifth appearance as an All-Star coach, when he joins Ron Washington's American League staff for Tuesday's Midsummer Classic at Kauffman Stadium.

After allowing three hits in eight shutout innings Saturday, Angels ace Jered Weaver is on pace to be just the third AL pitcher in the DH era to lead all big league pitchers in ERA, WHIP and hits per nine.

Indians reliever Nick Hagadone, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus prior to Saturday's game, was placed on the Minor League disqualified list on Sunday. General manager Chris Antonetti said Hagadone suffered a self-inflicted injury to his pitching hand when he punched something after being removed from Friday's game against the Rays.

Davey Johnson is looking forward to the All-Star break, but with his two top pitchers selected for Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Kansas City, he can't help but tentatively plan to adjust his rotation.

A fan ran onto the field and tried to scale the center-field fence to enter the Phillies' bullpen late in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Braves. That's as far as he got.