SAMARDZIJA SHINES BUT WON’T BE AN ALL-STAR

oakland, calif. Jeff Samardzija pitched seven strong innings to win his Oakland debut as the Athletics beat the Blue Jays 4-2. But Samardzija will not play in the All-Star Game despite being selected.

Samardzija, acquired a day earlier in a trade with the Cubs, was picked as a National League all-star, but Major League Baseball said he is ineligible to play because of the league switch.

Amajor league-leading six of Samardzija’s newA’s teammates, however, will play in the All-Star Game. And Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, playing his 20th and final season, was selected for his 14th allstar team and will start for the ninth time.

left-hander Marco Gonzales (0-2), a RockyMountain High School alumnus, allowed only one run in 4M innings in his third career start since being recalled from Double-A Springfield, but the Marlins pounded on St. Louis’ relievers in an 8-4 victory. … Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh inning against the Padres, the team he no-hit 11 days earlier, to lead the Giants to a 5-3 win. … Ryan Zimmerman’s eighth inning single drove in the go-ahead run as the surging Nationals capped a strong weekend with a 2-1 win over the Cubs. … Wade Miley earned his first win since early May, Paul Goldschmidt hit a tworun homer and the Diamondbacks beat the Braves 3-1 to end Atlanta’s nine-game winning streak. … Jay Bruce emerged from the deepest slump of his career— 0-for-26— with a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, rallying the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. … Jeff Locke gave up just three hits and a walk in eight innings, and the Pirates completed their first series sweep of the season with a 6-2 victory over the Phillies. … Pitcher Zack Wheeler breezed into the seventh inning, Anthony Recker hit a three-run homer in a five-run first and the Mets beat the Rangers 8-4. … Hector Noesi pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning for his first win in a month, leading the White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the Mariners. … Corey Kluber allowed four hits and struck out 10 in 8L innings, and Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes homered, leading the Indians to a 4-1 win over the Royals. … Jacoby Ellsbury homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Yankees took a 9-0 lead, then held off the Twins 9-7. … Garrett Richards had a career-high 11 strikeouts, leading the Angels to their 10th straight victory, 6-1 over the Astros. … David Lough tripled to lead off the 12th inning and scored on J.J. Hardy’s single as the Ori

recovered after blowing a five-run lead to beat the Red Sox 7-6. … David Price (8-7) pitched 8M innings in his sixth consecutive strong start to lead the

to a 7-3 victory over the

Brosnan dies.

Former pitcher Jim Brosnan, who wrote the groundbreaking “The Long Season” in 1960, died June 28, an Illinois funeral home announced. He was 84. … The Pirates placed shortstop Clint Barmes on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain. … TheMets placed lefthander Jonathon Niese (fatigued shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list. … The

catcher Brayan Peña on the paternity list. He flew to Florida to be with his wife as she gave birth. … The

with Alfonso Soriano is probably over after the team designated the struggling outfielder, hitting .221, for assignment. The Associated Press