Infielder Brook Jacoby was added to the...

Infielder Brook Jacoby was added to the American League All-Star team to replace Boston Red Sox outfielder Ellis Burks. Jacoby was hitting .314 with 11 home runs and 38 runs batted in.

Burks has a pulled hamstring and told Manager Tony La Russa of the Oakland A’s that he would be unable to play in Tuesday night’s game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

Manager Roger Craig of the San Francisco Giants announced that right-hander Jack Armstrong of the Cincinnati Reds, who has an 11-3 record and a 2.28 earned-run average, would be the National League’s starting pitcher.