NEW YORK -- Max Scherzer is headed to the All-Star Game, picked as a replacement for Washington Nationals teammate Stephen Strasburg.Strasburg originally was selected to pitch for the National League team, but he came off the disabled list Sunday and wont participate as a precaution.The Nationals say Strasburg, who is from San Diego, plans to attend the game.Max was excited. Never seen a veteran guy as elated as he to be a part of the All-Star Game, Washington manager Dusty Baker said. I think hes a good representative to show people what a privilege and an honor it is to go.Strasburg started Friday night in a 3-1 win over the New York Mets, his second outing since coming off the DL. He returned from an upper-back strain Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.Because of Stephens injury that he just came off of, being on three days rest, it would have cost him time again with us, Baker said. So Im just glad that hes going, especially in his hometown. But theres a lot of risk for Stephen since he just came off the DL, and you dont know how hes going to come through this game tonight. So everybody decided itd be better that he doesnt start or pitch.Strasburg is 12-0 with a 2.62 ERA this season. Scherzer is 9-6 with a 3.21 ERA.Major League Baseball also announced Friday that Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt won the final two All-Star roster spots, elected by fans in online balloting.This is a proud moment for me and my family, Saunders said. Everyone knows that Canada takes care of their own. Im Canadian through and through. Just to feel that support, the best way I can describe, everyones been asking me, is I feel loved by this country. To see the support they gave me is very humbling.Saunders joins the American League team, while Belt gets a slot on the NL squad.Extremely excited, obviously. Its hard to put into words, Belt said. I just cant believe that Im an All-Star this year. Its pretty cool, especially when you step back and think about how many fans voted and how many times they voted, how many messages that I got of how their thumbs were numb. Its pretty overwhelming to think about.The Associated Press contributed to this report.air max 1 kaufen outlet . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. air max 1 schweiz online . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.airmax1outlet.ch/ . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. nike air max 1 schweiz . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. 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The Jays are 3-4 so far this season against the Os and 12-20 against the AL East. After that series, the Jays hit the road for three in Tampa Bay and four at Fenway Park in Boston. After that grind, they are back home for four games against Central-leading Detroit and three against the only team behind them at this point, Minnesota. Then its back on the road for three against Cleveland and finally three at Baltimore before the break. The Jays have to maintain a winning record over than span, something like 15-8 or 16-7 to pass a couple of teams and stay right in the thick of the Wild Card race at the very least. The two teams - outside of their own division - that the Blue Jays really have to be concerned about are Texas and Oakland. Last years Cinderella kids, the As lead the West by a game on the Rangers. One of these teams will definitely be in the playoffs, quite possibly both. Thats where the Houston Astros come in. Though playing better lately, having won six of their last eight, the Astros still have the worst record in the American League at 28-46. Thanks to the unbalanced schedule, Oakland and Texas have plenty of games left against Houston over the second half to pad their record. Oakland is already 9-0 against the Astros, and still play them 10 more times. Texas, meanwhile, has 13 left with Houston of its remaining 89 games. The Rangers are already 5-1 against the Astros. To be fair, the Blue Jays also have seven dates with Houston. But the Jays still have the decidedly most difficult schedule. Theyve also finished their season series with Texas, going 6-1, their best record against any team so far this season. 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He has six home runs and 12 runs batted in, and had made a couple of incredible throws from the outfield. The only Dodgers player who has more home runs than Puig has in just 16 games is Adrian Gonzalez who only has eight in a full season. Lets hope Puig is healthy and still with the big club by the time the Dodgers hit town from July 22-24. Its part of Torontos 10-game homestand right after the All-Star break where they also host the Rays and Astros. Doing It All Cardinals star catcher Yadier Molina has a chance to join some very select company this season. Granted there is just over half a season to go, but Molina is batting .366 and is leading the National League and the entire Majors in batting average. Buster Posey of the Giants broke a long draught for catchers by winning the NL batting title last year. Prior to that it was the Reds Ernie Lombardi, 71 years ago in 1942. He also did it in 1938. Before him the only other National League catcher to win a batting title was Eugene "Bubbles" Hargrave of the Reds in 1926. Only one American League catcher has ever accomplished the feat - Minnesotas Joe Mauer won three crowns in 2006, 2008, and 2009. To win a batting title while playing the most demanding defensive position in simply phenomenal. ' ' '