In brief: Bautista sets voting record

Baseball: A team known for sausage races more than pennant races made quite an All-Star splash.

The Milwaukee trio of Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks won fan elections to start in the National League lineup, sending a mini-Brew Crew to join the usual slew of Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies at baseball’s glitter-fest.

“It means the Milwaukee Brewers have arrived on the national scene,” Braun, the top N.L. vote-getter, said Sunday.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are among six Yankees on the A.L. roster for the All-Star game July 12 in Phoenix. Once again, New York had the most players picked.

Philadelphia, having built the best record in the majors on pitching, provided aces Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz led a Boston quartet. The World Series champion San Francisco Giants added four arms.

Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista (pictured), the reigning home run champion who has 27 this season, drew a record 7.4 million votes.

“People are recognizing that you’re doing well and for me it’s been in three different territories – the United States and Canada and the Dominican,” Bautista said. “I can’t even describe how good that feels.”

The Mariners placed pitchers Felix Hernandez and Brandon League on the A.L. roster.

Hernandez likely won’t be able to pitch because he’s scheduled to start Sunday.

Ichiro Suzuki wasn’t selected for the first time in his 11-year Mariners career.

Fans can vote on MLB.com through Thursday for the 34th player on each side.

All-Star rosters on Scoreboard, B4

Wood Bat Classic semifinals set

Baseball: The matchups for today’s final day of the Wood Bat Classic tournaments are set.

Both AAA semifinal matchups are at 9 a.m. Bellingham Post 7 faces the Eagle Vipers at A.K. Jackson Field and Chino Red plays the Spokane Blue Devils at Whitworth’s Merkel Field. The winners play for the title at 1:30 p.m. at Gonzaga’s Patterson Baseball Complex.

For the AA tournament, the 9 a.m. semifinal will see Mt. Spokane face the Bitterroot Red Sox, and at 11:30 Cheney will play the Regina Athletics.

The winners will play at 2 p.m.

All games are at McEuen Field in Coeur d’Alene.