MLB Player News

On Sunday, Major League Baseball revealed the American League starting lineup for the 2014 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was voted as a starter, but Royals catcher Salvador Perez will take his place behind the plate for the game. Other injured players will likely be replaced on the roster moving forward.

The following players were selected as starters by the fans:

OF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (leading vote-getter)
OF Mike Trout, Angels
OF Adam Jones, Orioles
1B Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
2B Robinson Cano, Mariners
SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
3B Josh Donaldson, Athletics
C Matt Wieters, Orioles
DH Nelson Cruz, Orioles

RHP Yu Darvish, Rangers
RHP Max Scherzer, Tigers
RHP Felix Hernandez, Mariners
RHP Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees
LHP Jon Lester, Red Sox
LHP David Price, Rays
LHP Scott Kazmir, Athletics
LHP Mark Buehrle, Blue Jays
LHP Sean Doolittle, Athletics
RHP Greg Holland, Royals
LHP Glen Perkins, Twins
RHP Dellin Betances, Yankees

Yankees pitcher David Robertson escaped a shaky outing for the save Sunday afternoon against the Twins in Minnesota.

Robertson permitted a run-scoring single to Oswaldo Arcia in the ninth before closing out the game. He was charged with one run on three hits and no walks while striking out two over an inning of work in a 9-7 defeat. He is 21 of 23 in save chances, with a 2.93 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP over 30 2/3 innings of relief.

Astros starter Collin McHugh left Sunday's game against the Angels after four innings due to a finger injury. The team said McHugh suffered a "right middle fingernail avulsion," adding the fingernail was "pulled away from the skin."

McHugh allowed four hits and three runs, two earned, as his ERA rose to 3.28. He struck out four and walked two.

Rangers pitcher Nick Martinez tweaked a muscle in his upper back and is not certain to make his scheduled Tuesday start against the Astros, reports the Dallas Morning News. Martinez suffered the injury taking batting practice for a start against the Mets he didn't end up making.

He's 1-6 with a 5.10 ERA in 16 appearances, including 11 starts.

Angels starting pitcher Hector Santiago escaped a rough outing Saturday night against the Astros with a no-decision. The left-hander was shelled for five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven over five innings of an 11-5 defeat.

Santiago owns a 4.50 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 58 innings of work this season. He will make his next start Friday at Texas.

Astros reliever Anthony Bass took the loss Saturday night against the Angels in Anaheim.

Bass served up homers to David Freese and Albert Pujols in the seventh inning to blow a three-run advantage. He was charged with four runs on four hits and no walks while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in an 11-5 defeat. He owns a 6.20 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over 20 1/3 innings of relief.

The Rangers have made a change to the rotation, swapping Miles Mikolas and Nick Martinez in the team's upcoming series against the Astros, MLB.com reports.

Mikolas has been moved up to Monday so that he can pitch on four days' rest after turning in a solid effort Wednesday. Martinez, who was initially scheduled to pitch Sunday before getting pushed back a day, moves back another day to pitch Tuesday.

Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez will stay in the rotation as the fifth starter, edging out Brad Mills, who will move to the bullpen for now, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reports Saturday.

The A's acquired starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel via trade on Friday. Chavez will make his next scheduled start on Monday against San Francisco.

Mariners closer Fernando Rodney earned his 25th save Saturday, striking out one in a 1-2-3 14th inning to finish off his team's 3-2 win over the White Sox.

Rodney has delivered three straight perfect outings, and he hasn't blown a save opportunity sine May 13, converting 14 straight opportunities. He owns a 2.10 ERA and 39:11 K:BB ratio in 34 1/3 innings.

White Sox pitcher Zach Putnam was charged with a blown save Saturday after giving up one earned run on three hits in one inning of action in his team's 3-2, 14-inning loss to the Mariners.

Putnam wasn't brought in to start the ninth inning with his team up 2-0, but he was quickly summoned after the leadoff batter drew a walk. After giving up a hit to the first batter he faced, he was able to record the first out of the inning but saw the inherited runner score when the next batter delivered a sacrifice fly. The Mariners managed consecutive two-out singles to tie the game before Putnam escaped the inning. After taking his first blown save, Putnam owns a 2.41 ERA and 27:12 K:BB ratio in 33 2/3 innings.