SUNDAY'S TIDBITS Line of the Day Mark Bellhorn Became the first Cub to homer from both sides of the plate in a game since Ellis Burton in 1964. AB H RBI HR 4 2 3 2 Hero of the day Yankees starter Andy Pettitte tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout at Yankee Stadium in New York's 8-0 win over the Mets. Goat of the day Brewers reliever Luis Vizcaino walked in one run and balked in another in the bottom of the eighth inning in Milwaukee's 4-3 loss to the Twins. Injury report Cardinals outfielder J.D. Drew was placed on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right knee. Expos second baseman Jose Vidro missed the game with a knee injury. He is day-to-day. Twins first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz was given the day off after spraining his ankle Saturday. Giants outfielder Marvin Benard didn't play because of a sore left knee. Giants first baseman J.T. Snow missed his second straight game with turf toe. Yankees outfielder John Vander Wal left in the eighth inning after fouling a pitch off his calf. Streak of the day Indians slugger Jim Thome continued his torrid hitting by homering in his fifth straight game in Cleveland's 5-2 loss to the Diamondbacks. Stat of the day The Padres were 9-18 in June, the first time they had fewer than 10 wins in a full month since they were 9-19 in June of 1986. The last word "It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. We're too good a ball team to be losing games to them.'' -- Florida starter A.J. Burnett after the Marlins lost to the Devil Rays 6-5 in 12 innings.

INTERLEAGUE
Braves at Red Sox
Atlanta: Jason Marquis has allowed two or fewer runs in seven of 11 starts, but five or more in the other four starts. He retired 14 of the first 16 batters. ... Darren Bragg stole his first base of the season. ... Rafael Furcal has a nine-game hitting streak. ... Five of Gary Sheffield's nine doubles have come in interleague play. ... The Braves swept the Red Sox for the first time since 1997.

Boston: The Red Sox are 18-19 at home. ... Frank Castillo is 2-7 in his career against Atlanta. ... Nomar Garciaparra leads the team with 10 interleague RBI. ... Brian Daubach's 10th homer of the season was his seventh at Fenway, and his 23rd RBI at home, out of 33 overall. ... Trot Nixon has 15 hits in his last 41 at-bats to raise his average to .253.

Expos at Blue Jays
Montreal: RF Vladimir Guerrero and 2B Jose Vidro were both voted to start the All-Star game -- becoming the first Expos teammates to start an All-Star game in 18 years. "To be one of the starters is unbelievable,'' said Vidro, who is hitting .334. with eight home runs and 55 RBI. "I can't say enough thank yous to the people that voted for me. They made the right choice.'' Guerrero is hitting .327 with 18 home runs and 55 RBI. "It feels real good. I'm very happy that I've made it four years in a row,'' Guerrero said through an interpreter ... 3B Fernando Tatis has 15 RBI in his last 15 games.

Toronto: RHP Roy Halladay, who began last season in A-ball, couldn't believe he was selected to the All-Star team. "It's something I never would have thought of. My only goal was to get back here and be consistent,'' Halladay said. The 25-year-old right-hander had success when he was first called up to the majors in 1998, but he struggled in 2000 and was demoted to A-ball for the start of the 2001 season. He is 9-4 with a 3.15 ERA this season. "Fortunately, things have worked out really well,'' Halladay said. ... Rookie 3B Eric Hinske has hit in nine straight.

Diamondbacks at Indians
Arizona: Diamondbacks coach Robin Yount is jumping leagues again. Yount will serve as the AL's honorary captain at the All-Star game in Milwaukee, where he had a 20-year Hall of Fame playing career. "It has been so exciting all year getting back into baseball,'' said Yount, who returned to baseball this season after retiring in 1993. "I had been away for eight or nine years and a lot of things have changed, but not having fun.'' He's looking forward to putting a Brewers' jersey on once again. "This will really mean a lot,'' he said. "It will be a little strange that I am now with a National League team and I will be in the AL dugout. But it is more of an exhibition game and it going to be fun. I really can't wait.'' ... 2B Junior Spivey is batting .327 (15-for-52) during his career-high 14-game hitting streak -- the majors longest current streak. ... Spivey's fifth-inning homer was Arizona's first in 45 innings, and Steve Finley's double in the third was the Diamondbacks' first extra-base hit in 27 innings. ... RHP Curt Schilling's complete game on Sunday was the 73rd of his career.

Cleveland: It's been a long time since the Indians had a June swoon like this. They finished the month 11-15, their worst month since going 7-15 in April 1993 and their worst June since they went 7-21 in 1991. ... Jim Thome homered in his fifth straight game Sunday, matching the club record he shares with Sandy Alomar Jr., Larry Doby and Al Rosen. Thome and Rosen both did it twice. ... Lee Stevens, who came to the Indians last week in a trade from Montreal, played in the outfield for the first time since Sept. 2, 1998, on Sunday. "I'll put it this way, it's been so long that I had to borrow an outfielder's glove,'' said Stevens, a first baseman/DH during most of his career. Using one of Ben Broussard's gloves, Stevens didn't look bad in the field. Before joining the Indians on Friday, Stevens said he hadn't even caught a fly ball in the outfield in years. "I've played there enough I know what to do. Just stick with the fundamentals and don't do anything foolish.''

Mets at Yankees
Mets: 3B Edgardo Alfonzo was given the night off and replaced by John Valentin in the starting lineup. ... C Mike Piazza was selected to his 10th straight All-Star game. "I'm always thrilled,'' he said. "It's a great honor. It's something I never take lightly. I love going. It never gets old for me. It's a fun time. It's kind of like a truce from the season. I don't ever want to take it for granted or think it's a given.'' Piazza was the only Met to make the team. "It would have been nice to go with somebody,'' he said. ... The Mets activated reliever Grant Roberts from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Satoru Komiyama to Triple-A Norfolk. ... Mets manager Bobby Valentine said he would have campaigned hard for pitchers Al Leiter and Pedro Astacio to make the All-Star team, but he wasn't asked by Arizona manager Bob Brenly. Valentine said when he picked the NL team in 2001, he called every other manager in the league to ask for input. "I guess Bob knew everything he needed to know,'' Valentine said.

Yankees: OF Shane Spencer, nursing a sprained left wrist, and INF Ron Coomer, bothered by muscle spasms and a pinched nerve in his neck, were still unavailable. Both were expected to be ready to play Tuesday night against Cleveland. ... 3B Robin Ventura was selected to the All-Star team for the second time in his career -- and first since 1992. "You've got to space it out,'' he said jokingly. "It's too tough on your body.''... Derek Jeter is one of five AL shortstops going to the All-Star game. "There's a lot of things going on with Jeter that don't necessarily show up on the stat sheet,'' Yankees manager Joe Torre said. Jeter was proud to be among the group. "It's special. I think especially playing shortstop -- there are so many guys that have an opportunity to go. It gets more difficult every year. Nowadays, the things that the shortstops are doing, it's pretty impressive,'' he said. New York's Alfonso Soriano is the only AL second baseman going to the All-Star game, and Torre said he might ask for volunteers to play second. "No chance. I don't think I would hang in there on a double play,'' Jeter said. "You can put me at second, but I'm going to play a shift.'' ... The Yankees purchased the contract of catcher Chris Widger from Triple-A Columbus and designated catcher Alberto Castillo for assignment. ... Jorge Posada will be the AL's starting catcher in the All-Star game. Torre recalled starting at catcher for the NL during his playing days. "Starting the All-Star game as a catcher is great. You get to catch all those great pitchers that get you out. When you walk into that clubhouse, you see the best in the world.''

Pirates at Tigers
Pittsburgh: By winning two of three in Detroit, the Pirates picked up just their second road series win in 10 tries. ... Mike Williams has saves in his last four outings and hasn't allowed a run in his last five. ... After going hitless in their first 14 at-bats, Pittsburgh's designated hitters finished the season at 3-for-21. Craig Wilson had all three hits, while Aramis Ramirez was 0-for-10 and Abraham Nunez 0-for-1. ... Pittsburgh won more games against Detroit (two) than in their other three interleague series combined (one).

Detroit: The Tigers finished June with a 7-20 record, their worst June since going 8-24 in 1975. ... Detroit scored just five runs in three games against Pittsburgh. "It's really bad right now,'' catcher Brandon Inge said. "We've gone up against some good pitchers, but we aren't getting the job done. I think we are just trying too hard with runners on base.'' ... Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who is retiring at the end of the season, will be a guest on the Fox broadcast of the July 9 All-Star game.

Phillies at Orioles
Philadelphia: Since he missed four games between June 19-22 with a mild left ankle sprain, 3B Scott Rolen has hit in seven of eight games. Rolen is 30-for-102 with eight homers and 22 RBI lifetime against the Orioles. At Camden Yards, he is hitting .315 with five homers and 12 RBI. ... Manager Larry Bowa has used 46 lineups this season, but used the same order for all three games at Camden Yards. ... The Phillies have won their last four road series.

Baltimore: For the second time in three starts, RHP Sidney Ponson left a game with an injury. Ponson developed a blister on the middle finger of his right hand Sunday after two innings and was replaced by Chris Brock. Brock followed Ponson when he was removed from a June 19 game in Arizona after being struck by Steve Finley's grounder on the right wrist. Manager Mike Hargrove did not think Ponson would miss his next start. ... OF Chris Singleton left the club on Sunday to attend a memorial service in Arizona for his late sister, Yolanda Chandler. He will rejoin the club Tuesday in Anaheim. ... LHP B.J. Ryan has allowed 15 runs in his last 25 relief outings over 18 innings.

Astros at Rangers
Houston: Kirk Saarloos' first stint in the majors is over. Saarloos, who followed Chicago's Mark Prior as the second player from last year's amateur draft to be called up to the majors, was sent to Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday after a third straight rough outing. Saarloos lost his first two and left his third trailing 5-0 after two-plus innings. He goes down with a 17.65 ERA. RHP Jim Mann was called up from New Orleans to replace him. Mann was 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA in six appearances with the Astros earlier this season. ... Two years into the Lone Star Series, Astros 2B Craig Biggio doesn't think there's much of a rivalry between the teams. "We've got to get a lot of games in before there's a rivalry,'' said Biggio, who had a chance to stir things up after getting beaned in the hand Saturday night. "I think in time it'll be something real nice.''

Texas: This is only the third time in 12 seasons that the Rangers have only one All-Star. In the past, Ivan Rodriguez has been the lone Ranger. This time, it's Alex Rodriguez. Pudge's omission ends a run of nine straight starts and 10 consecutive appearances. He missed a chance to break the record for consecutive starts at catcher that he shares with Johnny Bench and he remains two shy of Yogi Berra's record of 11 total starts. ... Dave Burba has been a hard-luck starter. He's 4-4 with eight no-decisions and the bullpen has blown saves in three of his starts. The latest came Saturday night, when the 5-3, seventh-inning lead he left behind turned into an 8-5 loss. It was the eighth time Texas has lost when leading after six innings.

Marlins at Devil Rays
Florida: SS Alex Gonzalez, sidelined since May 19 by a dislocated left shoulder, will begin a rehab assignment either Monday or Tuesday. He is expected to join for the Marlins Gulf Coast League team in Jupiter, Fla. ...The Marlins are 14-11 in one-run games. ... Florida finished interleague play at 10-8. ... Kevin Millar, who left Saturday's game with a bruised left knee, was the designated hitter and went 0-for-5. He has three hits in his last 25 at-bats.

Tampa Bay: The Devil Rays are 11-13 in one-run games, and 6-4 in extra innings. ... Many of the playoff contenders, including the New York Yankees, New York Mets, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Boston had scouts present during the weekend series with Florida. ... Manager Hal McRae said RHP Ryan Rupe (right knee tendinitis) will be activated when eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list July 5. ... LF Jason Conti, filling in for the injured Greg Vaughn, snapped an 0-for-18 slide with an 11th inning single. ... Backup infielder Felix Escalona was 2-for-5 and has seven hits in 14 at-bats over his past three starts.

Cubs at White Sox
Cubs: Mark Bellhorn became the first Cub since Ellis Burton in 1964 to homer from both sides of the plate in one game. "The Cubs have been around a long time and they've got a lot of tradition,'' said Bellhorn, who can't remember homering from both sides of the plate ever before. "It's special to have my name in that book.'' ... After years of people raving about Matt Clement's potential, he's finally showing his considerable skills. Clement came within three outs of his second career complete game -- his first was in May -- and matched his career high with 12 strikeouts for the fourth time this year. "He's gaining a lot of confidence,'' manager Don Baylor said. "He's been told many, many times about his staff. Now you're seeing his good stuff.'' ... Getting a rare start, Angel Echevarria went 2-for-5 with an RBI. "I'm here to come off the bench and pinch-hit and spot start, and that's what I did today,'' he said. "I'm very happy I was able to contribute.'' ... The Cubs are now 14-16 in interleague play against the South Siders.

White Sox: Though the White Sox are six games behind Minnesota in the AL Central, they still think they have a shot at the division title. The Twins and White Sox play 15 times in the second half, including six of their last nine games. "We're going to do everything we can to get back into this Central Division and try and be competitive,'' manager Jerry Manuel said. ... Mark Buehrle has struggled in his last two outings, compiling a 10.80 ERA. ... Kenny Lofton's bunt single in the first snapped an 0-for-12 slump, but he's still 5-for-46 (.109) over the last 12 games. ... Ray Durham has a seven-game hitting streak, matching his longest of the season.

Brewers at Twins
Milwaukee: 1B Richie Sexson and SS Jose Hernandez were chosen to play in the All-Star game in their home park. It is only the second time since 1988 that the team has had two All-Stars. Jeromy Burnitz and Dave Nilsson were both selected in 1999. The Brewers have had multiple All-Stars only four times since their World Series year of 1982. ... Milwaukee is just 4-16 against left-handers this year.

Minnesota: RHP Joe Mays, on the 60-day DL with a sore right elbow, leaves Sunday for Fort Myers, Fla., for a rehab assignment with the Twins' Class-A affiliate. Mays will pitch Tuesday and Sunday. "I'll be ready after the All-Star break,'' Mays said. "Whether they throw me in there is up to Andy (pitching coach Rick Anderson) and Gardy (manager Ron Gardenhire).'' ... Gardenhire will rejoin the Twins on Monday in Oakland after missing five games to attend his father's funeral. ... The Twins could get four pitchers off the DL shortly after the All-Star break: starters Mays and Brad Radke and relievers Bob Wells and Jack Cressend. "I've spent most of the year wondering who our five healthy starters are and who we're going to throw out of the bullpen,'' Anderson said. "Having too many pitchers is a good problem to have.'' ... Jacque Jones, in the throes of an 0-for-20 slump, got the day off on Sunday against LHP Glendon Rusch. Jones is hitting .191 against lefties versus .326 against righties. Twins 1B Doug Mientkiewicz also got the day off after mildly spraining his ankle Saturday night.

Padres at Royals
San Diego: Julius Matos was 3-for-4 Sunday to account for three of the Padres' five hits. ... Manager Bruce Bochy said he was unsure what moves would be made as pitchers Dave Lundquist and Jason Middlebrook go on the DL. ... The Padres are 44-48 all-time in interleague play. They have a winning record against Seattle, Tampa Bay and Anaheim.

Kansas City: The Royals optioned OF Alexis Gomez to Double-A Wichita and recalled RHP Kris Wilson from Triple-A Omaha. Wilson, 25, started the season on the major league roster but had tendinitis in his right triceps. He was 2-0 with a 3.08 ERA in eight games at Omaha. ... 1B Mike Sweeney and reliever Roberto Hernandez were named the Royals' player and pitcher of the month. Hernandez had five saves in six opportunities and an ERA of 1.54. Sweeney hit .400 for the month with three homers and 20 RBI.

Giants at Athletics
San Francisco: OF Marvin Benard was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of a sore left knee. "He said his knee has been bothering him for a week or so,'' manager Dusty Baker said. "It's swollen and stiff.'' ... 1B J.T. Snow missed his second straight game with what has been diagnosed as turf toe. X-rays revealed no break, but there's still some pain according to Giants trainer Stan Conte. There are no plans to put him on the DL. "We're just going to try to make it through the next week and take a break,'' Baker said. "I'm just glad we have some bodies to play.'' ... Baker said he's also happy to be returning to a NL only schedule. "I like going back to an NL schedule because we're an NL team,'' he said. "We're not an NL/AL team; we're back where we belong.'' ... 2B Jeff Kent, who drove in six runs in the first two games at the Oakland Coliseum, would probably like to play a few more games there. "This is more of an offensive ballpark than Pac Bell,'' he said. "Pac Bell is like the bottom of the scale. Oakland is probably the top of the scale: better weather, less wind.'' Kent had an error taken away with an official scoring change from Saturday's game. He dropped a foul ball in the first inning. ... OF Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 36th time in the first inning, nine off the major league record set by Willie McCovey in 1969.

Oakland: SS John McCurdy, one of the Athletics' four first-round draft picks in the amateur draft, was on hand Sunday to officially sign his contract and participate in pregame activities. "I met all the A's personnel people and was introduced to the players,'' McCurdy said. "Everybody was pretty nice.'' McCurdy, who agreed to terms on Friday, took grounders along side Miguel Tejada before taking batting practice. "That's not a bad deal,'' McCurdy said. "He was giving me some pointers. The infield coach (Ron Washington) also gave me some pointers.'' McCurdy grew up in the Baltimore area, attended Maryland, and admired Cal Ripken. He took part in the Orioles pre-draft camp and was able to hit at Camden Yards. He's expected to start at shortstop when he joins Vancouver of the PCL on Monday. "If they want to move me to second that's fine,'' he said. "However I can get to the big leagues faster.'' ... U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan also participated in the A's batting practice and threw out the first pitch.

Rockies at Mariners
Colorado: 1B Todd Helton returned to the lineup after missing two games with a strained back and singled in his first at-bat. ... RHP John Thomson made his first career start against the Mariners. ... Manager Clint Hurdle wants SS Juan Uribe to continue being aggressive on defense but to stay in control. Hurdle said he doesn't want to "neuter the man's aggressiveness.'' But Uribe has 17 of the Rockies' 66 errors. Only the New York Mets have more errors (68) than Colorado in all of baseball. "We need to glove what we get our hands on. That's what we need to do. We have no black holes in the infield but we have to be consistent putting away balls that we glove.''

Seattle: 2B Bret Boone is anxious for the second half of the season after struggling offensively for much of the first half. Boone is batting .233 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI. "I feel better,'' he said. "What's done is done. What's in the books is in the books. I have to concern myself with the second half.'' ... Manager Lou Piniella liked how relief RHP Jeff Nelson worked the ninth in Saturday's 8-1 victory -- Nelson's first appearance since being reinstated from the DL on Thursday. After one rehab appearance at Class-A Everett last week, he was pitching for the Mariners for the first time since May 5. Nelson went on the DL on May 8 with bone chips in his elbow and then had surgery. "He threw 91-97 (mph) consistently and had a nice break on his slider, and he threw strikes,'' Piniella said.

Dodgers at Angels
Los Angeles: The Dodgers landed three players on the All-Star team -- LHP Odalis Perez, closer Eric Gagne and RF Shawn Green, who finished 14th in the fan balloting among NL outfielders. It's the first time the Dodgers have had more than two players representing them since 1995, when they had five. "The Dodgers organization is going to be well-represented in Milwaukee by a few guys who really deserve the opportunity to be there,'' said manager Jim Tracy, who will be one of the coaches. "It's a tribute to what has taken place here the first half of the season.'' ... Perez, the first lefty starter to make an All-Star team with the Dodgers since Fernando Valenzuela in 1986, entered Sunday's outing 9-3 with a 2.33 ERA and a pair of one-hitters to his credit. "I feel blessed. I've been working hard to do it, and now I can say I'm making the All-Star Game,'' Perez said. "The All-Star Game is the game where the superstars go. I'm not going to say I'm a superstar, but I deserve to be there because I've been working hard.'' ... Green, whose only other All-Star appearance was in 1999 at Boston, leads the majors with 22 home runs since May 21 -- including a record-tying four on May 23 at Milwaukee's Miller Park, the site of this year's game. "I have a lot of good memories playing in Milwaukee,'' said Green, who sat out Sunday's game after jamming his left thumb in a collision with CF Dave Roberts on Saturday. "I played my first major league game there with Toronto, I hit my first career home run there, and I had that big game this year there. A lot of things have happened there, so it's going to be fun to go back for an All-Star Game.'' ... Gagne, a Montreal native who never had a save before this season and was demoted to the minors last year, leads the majors with 29 saves in 30 attempts. He is the first Quebecois to play in the midsummer classic since Claude Raymond in the 1960s. "For me, that's the most important thing because baseball in Montreal is not doing so well right now and they don't know if they're going to have the Expos next year. I'll be the first Quebecois to make the All-Star team since Claude Raymond in the 1960s, so the kids in Montreal need this -- especially if the Expos are leaving.''

Anaheim: A moment of silence was observed before Sunday's game at Edison Field in memory of Irv Kaze, the Angels' first publicity director, who died of a heart attack on Saturday night at age 75. Kaze, who was with the club from 1961-65, also was PR director for the Yankees in 1981-82, and was a senior adviser with the NFL's Raiders when they were in Los Angeles. He earned a Super Bowl ring with Al Davis and an American League championship ring with George Steinbrenner. ... LF Garret Anderson, the only Angels player named to the All-Star team, was selected for the first time -- on his 30th birthday. The nine-year veteran entered Sunday tied for first among AL outfielders with 59 RBI and was second in hits with 97 -- including 28 doubles. "I know I've kind of played things down a little bit, but this is something that I'm really excited about,'' Anderson said. "The All-Star Game is something that you watch on TV as a kid, so being in one is something special. I don't thirst for the attention, but I'm starting to see myself in a different light because of the recognition I've gotten.''

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds at Cardinals
Cincinnati: Todd Walker, who was 0-for-10 the first two games of the series, was 4-for-6 in the finale with four RBI. He has two four-hit games this year, matching a career best. ... Juan Encarnacion has eight three-hit games and 30 multihit games this season. ... Reds pitchers have allowed at least one home run in 15 of the last 16 games. The exception was the series opener Friday night against St. Louis. ... Manager Bob Boone planned to talk with Russell Branyan, who stood at home plate and watched as his long fly hit the top of the center-field wall and ended up with a very long single Saturday night. "That's unacceptable,'' Boone said. ... RHP Elmer Dessens has allowed two or fewer earned runs in six straight starts but has only two victories in that span.

St. Louis: The six-run lead the Cardinals squandered matched their season worst. They also let a six-run lead get away May 2 against the Marlins in a 9-6 loss. The six-run first inning matched their season high, also achieved on June 1 against the Pirates. ... RHP Mike Timlin walked his first batter in 21 games, a span of 25 innings since May 2, when Russell Branyan was walked intentionally in the eighth Saturday. ... Eli Marrero hit his seventh home run Saturday, one more than his previous career best. He's 10-for-10 in stolen bases, one shy of his career best set in 1999. ... Eduardo Perez is 3-for-28 as a pinch hitter after singling Saturday. ... The Cardinals have won 17 of their last 25 at home and are 25-15 overall at Busch Stadium. But they're 2-4 so far in the middle of a 13-game homestand that ends at the All-Star break.