Stats affirm why Young should win Final Vote  —  Aiming for seventh ASG nod, fans can help him go to Anaheim  —  ARLINGTON — Rangers third baseman Michael Young has already had a memorable first half.  —  Not only has he helped lead the Rangers to the top of the American League West …

Seeing Stars  —  Clay Buchholz tried to not think about the All-Star Game in the final days leading up to yesterday's selections.  With 10 wins this season, Buchholz knew he had a good chance to receive the honor.  All along, though, he said his dream was to just make a major league club.

Geoff Jenkins To Retire As A Brewer  —  Geoff Jenkins will officially announce his retirement this Friday, according to a Brewers press release.  Jenkins, who spent a decade of his playing career in Milwaukee, will retire as a Brewer before Friday's game at Miller Park.

Brewers scouts head home for summit; trades coming?  —  Fox Sports  —  Brewers scouts are gathering in Milwaukee this week for meetings that could influence the team's approach to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, sources say.  —  While one team official stressed that there is …

Rangers focus on improving rotation  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers are still interested in Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee.  They know they have the Minor League talent to make a trade but also realize that, given their ownership situation, the financial challenges will be tough to overcome.

Escobar makes another mistake in Brewers loss  —  MILWAUKEE—Brewers shortstop Alcides Escobar committed an error in the seventh inning that allowed the tiebreaking run to score and Aubrey Huff followed with a two-run single, leading the slumping San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 victory over Milwaukee on Monday.

Cubs overcome 9 walks to beat Diamondbacks 9-4  —  PHOENIX—Starlin Castro and Geovany Soto drove in two runs each, Tom Gorzelanny worked around six walks in five innings and the Chicago Cubs struck out 12 in a 9-4 win over the still-struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

Choo's DL stint could last until September  —  CLEVELAND — The hits keep on coming for the Indians.  Just not the kind they were hoping for.  —  Cleveland placed right fielder Shin-Soo Choo on the 15-day disabled list Sunday — retroactive to Saturday — with a right thumb sprain …

Cliff Lee Rumors: Monday  —  Yesterday Cliff Lee had another dominant outing and the Dodgers, Yankees, Cardinals and Phillies had scouts in Detroit to watch it.  We'll keep track of all the day's Cliff Lee rumors right here, so check back later in the day to see if we have moved this post back to the top of the page with updates.

Inbox: Dunn deal coming for club?  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers Nats fans' questions  —  Should the Nationals trade Adam Dunn?  —  I have mixed feelings about Dunn.  Considering the Nationals are having problems on defense, I would say they would have to make a move.

Ramirez returns as Soriano, Lee rest  —  PHOENIX — Cubs skipper Lou Piniella's Monday lineup featured the return of one slugger but the absence of two others.  —  Third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who did not play Saturday or Sunday after aggravating his sprained left thumb …