All-Star game a homecoming for Buehrle

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mark Buehrle finally is going to play in St. Louis.

Carlos Quentin is set to begin his rehab assignment today in Charlotte as he continues to work back from plantar fasciitis. The White Sox continue to be cautious with expectations for their star left-fielder. In other Sox news, the Good Guys are red hot and Scott Podsednik continues to own Zack Grienke.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Scott Podsednik knows the chances of him being named to the All-Star team are slim. But if his name is called today, what a story it would be for the White Sox outfielder.

Quentin on DL since May 29.

With 19 homers and 50 RBI through his team's first 81 games, Jermaine Dye has quietly surpassed expectations.

Maybe the Royals were just waiting for Independence Day to generate some offensive fireworks. Or perhaps they were simply overdue. Either way, they marked the holiday Saturday afternoon by overcoming a three-run deficit in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.

Maybe the Royals were just waiting for Independence Day to generate some offensive fireworks. Or perhaps they were simply overdue. Either way, they marked the holiday Saturday afternoon by overcoming a three-run deficit for a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.

Lefties Ted Lilly, Mark Buehrle earn trip to St. Louis The Cubs and Sox are among nine teams that had only one player named to the team and in a group of six teams whose only pick was named by the managers. VOTE: Who was the biggest Chicago All-Star snub? More nods: Cards' Pujols has 2nd-highest total ever

White Sox 5, Royals 0