The Day in Review

So the New York Post has apparently given us an early look at the All-Star Game. Cliff Lee will take on Brandon Webb, Mariano Rivera will pitch the last inning for the AL, and as always there will be plenty of Red Sox and Yankees sharing the diamond.

Injury News

• Tom Gorzelanny was demoted to Triple-A today. I mention this only because I am from Pittsburgh and his struggles (as well as Ian Snell's) would be painful to me if I took the Pirates seriously.
• Tulo is back on the DL - he hurt his hand in some act of frustration. Now it's Colorado who's frustrated with their sparkplug.
• Roy Oswalt will miss another start. It's looking like his hip injury will send him to the DL. 

Notable Performances

• Ryan Howard hit his 23rd homer, driving in 3 to bring his season total to 76. Remember when it looked like he could be a bust this year? He's approaching Hamiltonian territory in terms of driving in runs.
• Paul Maholm has put together a run of decent starts for Pittsburgh and is approaching own-ability (small sample size, but his career numbers improve after the break). Today's performance - 8 innings, 1 earned, 4 hits, 6 K's. No decision. Man, do I hate the Pirates sometimes.
• The ridiculously hot Ian Kinsler hit a HR as part of a 2-for-3 day. 
• Colorado could only manage 12 runs today. Matt Holliday led the way with 4 RBI, including a 3-run HR. Where will he be in August? Mixed reports, some saying he'll stay, some saying he'll go.
• John Lackey finally had a bad outing. Even though it came against Toronto, which is kind of sad, don't panic. The Angels ace will be fine.

There's a lot of personal anger in there, which is surprising because I'm not Zach. He's having a tough day with the Kerry Wood blown save and all. Oh well. That's what you need to know about the day.