Myers Is Set to Return

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers is expected to rejoin the team Friday in San Francisco after taking a leave of absence following his arrest on suspicion of hitting his wife in the face.

Myers was put on the temporary inactive list and optioned to Class-A Clearwater (Fla.) after he pleaded not guilty to assault charges at his arraignment June 23 in Boston Municipal Court. His next court date is Aug. 4.

A decision regarding when Myers, who is 5-3 with a 3.86 earned-run average, will return to the rotation hasn’t been made.

Myers and his wife, Kim, will continue to participate in professional counseling sessions as part of the Phillies employee assistance program.

Myers was arguing with his wife shortly after midnight on a Boston street, according to a spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Police responded to a 911 call and found Myers’ wife crying and with a swollen face.

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Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Chris Capuano was an addition Sunday to the National League All-Star team, replacing New York Mets left-hander Tom Glavine.

Capuano is 10-4 with a 3.21 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 129 innings, and shut out the Chicago Cubs on six hits Thursday night in his last start before the All-Star break. This will be his first All-Star game.

Glavine will attend Tuesday night’s game at Pittsburgh but chose to be replaced on the NL team because he started Sunday against Florida.

The 40-year-old Glavine would have been the only player who was on an NL roster during an All-Star victory over the American League, in 1996 in Philadelphia.

NL Manager Phil Garner of the Houston Astros caused something of a stir Friday by not choosing Capuano for the NL staff after Mets right-hander Pedro Martinez went on the disabled list. Garner instead picked his own pitcher, right-hander Roy Oswalt, who is 6-6 with a 3.15 ERA. Oswalt was a 20-game winner the last two seasons.