Mets, Braves Swap Church For Francoeur  —  6:07pm: Hubbuch clears up some confusion: the Braves are sending the Mets cash in the deal.  That makes more sense given the difference in salaries.  —  5:48pm: Adam Rubin of The NY Daily News reports that Braves also received cash in the deal.

All-Star Game: Philadelphia Phillies OF Jayson Werth, Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz OF named as replacements  —  NEW YORK — Jayson Werth's power push paid off.  —  As did Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz's.  —  Fresh from homering for the fourth straight game, Philadelphia's Werth outfielder …

Royals Acquire Yuniesky Betancourt  —  The Royals acquired Yuniesky Betancourt and cash from the Mariners for a pair of minor league pitchers, according to Joe Hamrahi of Baseball Daily Digest.  Betancourt makes at least $10MM before his current deal expires, so it'll be interesting to see how much the Mariners are contributing.

Jon Heyman: With high asking price, Blue Jays could end up keeping Halladay … When teams start down the tricky path of shopping a superstar, they rarely turn back, and the superstar usually goes somewhere else eventually.  However, executives who have spoken to the Blue Jays' management team …

Mauer accepts invitation to Derby  —  Catcher has hit a career-high 15 homers this season  —  Twins All-Star catcher Joe Mauer has officially accepted an invitation to compete in the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday night at Busch Stadium.  —  Mauer will be pitched …

Note: Old Timer's Day is Too Much Work  —  This afternoon on WFAN, co-host Evan Roberts said, according to people he has talked to in the organization, the Mets do not have an Old-Timer's Game, 'because it's too much work.' … Speaking of a World Series Trophy...

Angels place Hunter, Guerrero on DL  —  Center fielder will not participate in the All-Star Game  —  ANAHEIM — The Angels will face the Yankees this weekend without the heart of their lineup.  —  Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero, the third and fourth hitters in the Angels' lineup …

Astros claim Coste off waivers from Phillies  —  Catcher to Report to Club Tomorrow  —  HOUSTON, TX—The Houston Astros announced today that the club has claimed catcher Chris Coste off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.  The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Ed Wade.

Game 86: Yankees at Angels (updated with Girardi pre-game audio and roster move)  —  YANKEES (51-34)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 4.04).  —  ANGELS (46-37)  —  Figgins 3B  —  Izturis 2B  —  Abreu RF  —  Rivera LF  —  Morales 1B  —  Napoli DH  —  Matthews CF  —  Mathis C

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 10  —  It's unfortunate that only one player can rank No. 1 on the Hot Sheet, because this week two players are worthy of the honor.  Choosing between Orioles Double-A lefty Brian Matusz and Nationals low Class A catcher Derek Norris was nearly impossible.

Holy Kemp!  Dodgers survive, conquer, survive, 12-8  —  Giants' Sanchez throws no-hitter  —  San Francisco lefty Jonathan Sanchez threw a no-hitter for the Giants tonight against San Diego.  An error kept it from being a perfect game, the first time that happened in San Francisco since …

Final: Red Sox 1, Royals 0  —  Final: Red Sox 1, Royals 0 Papelbon strikes out Guillen and gets Teahen to fly out.  An 11-pitch ninth nets his 23rd save.  —  9:37, 1-0: Here are the final lines for the starters.  A pitching duel looks like this:  —  Bannister: 7 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 4 BB.

JACKSON BESTS LEE, PITCHES TIGERS PAST TRIBE  —  The Sports Network  —  Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Edwin Jackson threw seven strong innings and Marcus Thames hit a two-run homer, as the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, in the opener of a three-game series.