The fans made their voices heard by selecting the All-Star Game starters, and the players and managers in each league filled out the remaining rosters with a plethora of superstars.

Dustin Pedroia jokingly handed Jarrod Saltalamacchia his bat before Sunday afternoon's game against the Mariners and asked the catcher to bring it to the team's chapel service. A few hours later, the slumping Pedroia had his baseball prayers answered as he broke out of his slump and lifted the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Mariners in 10 innings.

The Giants celebrated their 2002 World Series team with a 10-year reunion Sunday.

With the All-Star rosters finalized on Sunday, the selection focus for the Midsummer Classic now shifts toward who will participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby on July 9.

On Sunday afternoon, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo found out they had been selected for the upcoming All-Star Game in Kansas City. A few hours later, they showed why, hitting the go-ahead and insurance homers in a three-run eighth inning that spurred the Angels to a 10-6 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Nearly two-dozen players — 14 in the NL and nine in the AL — were tabbed for their first All-Star Game on Sunday, including three starters. And after the Final Vote, there could be one more in each league.

Hours after being named an All-Star starter for the fifth time in his career, Carlos Beltran was announced as one of four National League participants in the State Farm Home Run Derby.

Tim Lincecum and Jordan Zimmermann will square off when the Giants visit the Nationals for the opener of a three-game series Tuesday.

Travis Wood gave up three hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, plus hit a double and scored the go-ahead run on rookie Anthony Rizzo's single in the sixth to lead the Cubs to a 3-0 victory Sunday over the Astros, completing a three-game sweep. It was Chicago's first sweep since winning three games against the Padres from May 28-30.

In a matchup of southpaws, the Royals' Everett Teaford opposes the Blue Jays' Ricky Romero on Monday in the opener of a four-game set in Toronto.

The All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by Firestone, and Major League Baseball is celebrating right through Independence Day with what promises to be a 98-hour ballot blast like never seen seen in a decade of rounding out rosters.

The Tigers didn't get back to .500 for the season, as they had hoped by the end of their three-city, 10-game road trip. However, a 5-3 win over the Rays got them back to .500 for the trip itself, which was something considering the way it started.

It's odd math, but it seems to be true: The more players who are All-Stars, the more deserving candidates it seems are left out. Sixty-six Major Leaguers learned on Sunday that they will be heading to the All-Star Game in Kansas City in a little over a week, and yet even so, dozens more feel they had legitimate cases for inclusion.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez exited in the eighth inning of Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals with right leg cramps.

Aspiring All-Star Jason Hammel gets the ball for the Orioles on Monday against the Mariners, looking to strengthen his case in the Final Vote. The Mariners will counter with Hisashi Iwakuma, who will make his first Major League start.

A day after learning of his third straight selection to the American League All-Star Team, Jered Weaver will take the mound for the Angels on Monday night as they open a three-game series against Ubaldo Jimenez and the Indians.

The D-backs, 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Giants and 3 1/2 behind the second-place Dodgers as the All-Star break nears, send Trevor Cahill against Clayton Richard and the last-place Padres on Monday in the series opener at Chase Field.