Get out the vote: While the Pirates likely won't have two players selected to the NL All-Star roster, there is a chance one of those left off will be on the second-chance ballot (Xavier Nady or Nate McLouth?) in which fans can vote until Thursday for each roster's 32nd player.

Did you know: Aside from 2006, when the Pirates played host to the All-Star Game, they have had two All-Stars just once since 1993. Jason Kendall and Brian Giles were named to the 2000 game in Atlanta, where Kendall wound up starting for the National League after Mike Piazza was scratched because of injury.

To vote: Visit mlb.com.

Pirates: The Houston Astros, just a game behind the Pirates for fourth place in the NL Central, are at PNC Park for Game 2 of a three-game series.

Did you know: Astros first baseman Lance Berkman is quietly making a Triple Crown case. Going into play July 5, he was second in batting (.355, albeit 35 points behind Chipper Jones), third in home runs (22) and tied for second in RBIs (69).

To watch: 7:05 p.m., PNC Park, FSN Pittsburgh.

Flashback: It was 60 years ago today -- July 9, 1948 -- that Negro League legend Satchel Paige finally made it to the major leagues. Reported to be 41 -- though likely older -- he hurled seven innings for the Cleveland Indians in a 5-3 win vs. the Washington Senators.

Did you know: Paige went 28-31 in 179 games in the majors from 1948-53.

Them again? After not coming to Pittsburgh for nearly 48 years, the Yankees visit PNC Park to play the Pirates for the second time in two weeks in a makeup of their rained out June 26 game.

Did you know: The Pirates are 5-9 in interleague play. They have not won more than five games vs. the AL since 2001, when they went 8-7.

To watch: 7:05 p.m., PNC Park, FSN Pittsburgh.

The King at 50: The current Sprint Cup stars will be on display at Chicagoland Speedway, but it will also be a weekend to celebrate Richard Petty's 50th year in NASCAR.

Did you know: Petty made his driving debut 50 years ago this weekend -- July 12, 1958 -- at Columbia Speedway in Cayce, S.C..

To watch: Qualifying, today, Speed Channel; race, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, TNT.

Fight night: World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) puts his IBF and WBO heavyweight championship belts on the line when he takes on No. 1 challenger -- but heavy underdog -- Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs) in Hamburg, Germany.

Did you know: Klitschko, who began his consolidation of the heavyweight title in February when he defeated Sultan Ibragimov, won the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. ... Thompson, 36, is a father of seven.

To watch: 4:30 p.m., HBO.

The last one: Can it be? The Pirates play their their final game before the All-Star break when they conclude a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Did you know: Since their string of losing seasons began in 1993, the Pirates' best record at the All-Star break has been 43-44 (1997, '99). They were 40-45 going into play July 5 with nine games to play.

To watch: 1:35 p.m., PNC Park, FSN Pittsburgh.