LHP CC Sabathia made a successful Brewers debut, but it certainly wasn't easy. Admittedly battling his emotions with a sellout crowd cheering his every move, Sabathia battled through six innings before departing with a 4-3 lead. He uncharacteristically issued five walks but limited the damage when he absolutely had to. "I was trying to overthrow, do too much," said Sabathia, who allowed five hits and three runs (two earned). "I had a bunch of emotions going through my head. The fans brought electricity to the stadium. I got me a little too excited. That was the reason I was so erratic."

OF Eric Byrnes (left hamstring) is to undergo another MRI on Thursday, but the Diamondbacks were told that Byrnes is likely to miss the rest of the season whether he needs surgery or simply attempts to rehab the injury, GM Josh Byrnes said.

DH David Ortiz took his normal rounds of batting practice and blasted six balls out of Fenway while swinging at full strength. More importantly, the 32-year-old designated hitter didn't feel any significant pain in his left wrist while taking a step up in hitting intensity. "It feels good," said Ortiz. "I was trying to swing hard and make sure I don't feel (any pain). It was fine and I'm going to keep doing what the trainers tell me to do and keep working hard. "When I come back, I want to be ready to play and help this ball club," said Ortiz, who was in good spirits after the hitting session. "From what I see, I start swinging and get a little sore but then I get going more and more and I feel stronger as I go along."

CF Torii Hunter had his second multi-home run game of the season and 10th of his career. Hunter's first home run traveled an estimated 442 feet and landed in the club level in left field at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. It was only the 15th home run to reach that level in the 15-year history of the stadium. Hunter is only the third visiting player to reach the club level, joining Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria (June 6 of this year) and Oakland's Mark McGwire (July 5, 1997).

RF Vladimir Guerrero told reporters on Sunday that he would defend his Home Run Derby title during next week's All-Star Game events. But Guerrero said Monday that he had changed his mind and will not participate. "It's OK," he said. "Three days off." Guerrero has not been named an All-Star for only the second time in the past 10 seasons.

RHP Hiroki Kuroda came tantalizingly close to becoming the 16th pitcher in modern history to throw a perfect game Monday. That bid was ruined when Atlanta's Mark Teixeira doubled to lead off the eighth, but in the end, Kuroda was perfectly happy with a one-hit shutout in which he retired 27 of 28 batters. "Obviously, baseball is a team effort," Kuroda said, with Kenji Nimura translating. "I wasn't the only one out there. As always, (catcher) Russell (Martin) set a good lead, and I just followed where he put his glove. I had great defensive support as well." Kuroda pitched the 36th complete-game one-hitter since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. It was the first since teammate Derek Lowe did it on Aug. 31, 2005 against the Chicago Cubs.

OF Jose Guillen had the day off. Guillen, who was selected as the Royals' player of the month in June, has been struggling at the plate lately. He had hit a puny .130 (6-for-36) with no extra-base hits and just four RBI in his last dozen games. Not only was Guillen 0-for-10 in the first three games at Tampa Bay, but he got into a clubhouse altercation with pitching coach Bob McClure before the Saturday loss. Guillen said he has been hampered by groin and hip soreness. "Hopefully the day off can basically get him on track," manager Trey Hillman said.

LHP C.C. Sabathia was acquired from Cleveland. He came at a steep price, including the Brewers' 2007 first-round draft pick, OF Matt LaPorta. The Brewers pulled an early trigger on the reigning Cy Young Award winner because they wanted him to make two starts before the All-Star break.

RF Ichiro Suzuki�s infield hit in the ninth inning was his 29th straight single. He hasn�t recorded an extra-base hit in 100 plate appearances dating back to June 14, the longest stretch of his career.

-RHP Mariano Rivera was named to the American League all-star team, making it the ninth time he will represent the Yankees at the midsummer classic. Rivera has been his usual stingy self this season, saving 23 games and posting a 1.17 ERA entering Sunday night�s game against Boston.