Houston's Altuve, Giants' Rodon out of All-Star Game
Houston second baseman Jose Altuve and San Francisco Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon won't be playing in Tuesday's All-Star Game. Altuve, an eight-time All-Star who was selected as a starter in fan voting, was struck on the left knee leading off Thursdayโs game against the Los Angeles Angels. MLB announced Saturday that Altuve is being replaced in the starting lineup by Clevelandโs Andrรฉs Gimรฉnez, who is making his first appearance.
news.yahoo.comAlmost perfect: Rodรณn settles for no-hitter after HBP in 9th
Carlos Rodรณn has thrown the second no-hitter of the young baseball season, losing his bid for a perfect game on a hit batter with one out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.