Angels catcher Mike Napoli goes on DL

Napoli, who is batting .204 with 12 home runs and 29 runs batted in, will undergo an MRI test today. Catcher Ryan Budde was recalled from triple-A Salt Lake and will join the Angels today.

"Something doesn't feel right in there," Napoli said. "I've had good days and bad days. Some days, it hurts every time I throw back to the pitcher."

Napoli had been able to manage the pain with medication and treatment, but Saturday it was obvious when he bounced a throw past third base that his shoulder wasn't right.

"It got to a point where it's affecting him too much," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's unable to do the things he needs to do."

On call

The excitement of Joe Saunders' first All-Star selection -- "It's tough to describe," he said. "It's obviously a huge honor" -- was mixed with the anxiety of being an expectant father. Saunders' wife, Shanel, is due to deliver the couple's first child today.

"You're kind of on edge, rushing to do things," Saunders said. "She has [traveling secretary] Tom Taylor's number, and you're always thinking, 'When is he going to come get me in the dugout?' "

Saunders traveled with the team to Texas on Sunday night and is scheduled to pitch against the Rangers on Tuesday, but he'll be on the first flight back to Southern California once Shanel goes into labor.

"That's going to be a long flight," Saunders said. "I'll be on the edge of my seat the whole time. I'll tell the pilot to put the hammer down. No speed limit on that flight."

Strange but true

Scioscia called it "an odd season" when Vladimir Guerrero isn't on the All-Star team, but the slugger, whose string of eight consecutive All-Star selections came to an end Sunday, wasn't too broken up.

"Other players were more deserving," Guerrero, who is batting .283 with 14 homers and 47 RBIs, said through an interpreter. "I'm happy for them."

Guerrero will still be a part of the festivities. As the 2007 home run derby champion, he has accepted an invitation to defend his title in the July 14 home run derby in Yankee Stadium.

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