"RHP James Shields will have a tough time topping his last start against the Red Sox, a complete-game shutout June 14, when he faces them today.

But as is the case with Shields' first half of the season, in which he threw seven complete games and made his first All-Star team, he doesn't believe he needs to change much.

"I'm going to try to build on what's going on," Shields said. "We're going to try to start this second off right, and there's no better way to start the second half than playing the guys you're trying to beat."

Though Shields didn't pitch in the All-Star Game, he said the experience was "everything I thought it was going to be," a fun time, even with two-time All-Star LHP David Price "showing me the ropes.""