Final Score: Mets 7 Pirates 0  —  The New York Mets (32-33) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) today by a final score of 7-0.  —  For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Chris Capuano (5-6) threw seven shut out innings …

Phillies' trade options are limited  —  Perhaps you saw the bulletin from Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. last week, the one in which he said the team was unlikely to make any major moves.  —  I'll believe it when I see it, but two club officials had almost the exact same reaction …

Hernandez sharp, Olivo homers twice as Mariners beat Tigers  —  DETROIT — Miguel Olivo hit two home runs and Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.  —  The Mariners trailed 2- and hadn't hit the ball …

Marquis starts suspension  —  SAN DIEGO — Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis decided to drop his appeal and serve his five-game suspension starting Saturday.  —  The move means that his next start will be pushed back a day.  Because of the off-day Monday, Marquis will now pitch Friday …

Drabek, Blue Jays look to prevent sweep at hands of Red Sox  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - The team with the best record in the American League shoots for a ninth straight victory this afternoon as the Boston Red Sox tangle with the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.

MLB talks switching NL team to AL, sources say  —  A simple form of realignment has been raised in the labor talks between Major League Baseball and the players' association, according to three sources: two leagues of 15 teams, rather than the current structure of 16 teams in the National League and 14 in the American League.

Diamondbacks beat struggling Marlins 5-1  —  MIAMI - Daniel Hudson allowed one run in six-plus innings, Stephen Drew had three hits and two RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the struggling Florida Marlins 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.  —  Drew hit a two-run double in the first inning …

Bartolo Colon has strained hamstring … NEW YORK — First, Joba Chamberlain.  Now, Bartolo Colon.  —  Not a great week if you're New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.  —  Colon, Cashman's prized free agent find of 2011, was removed from his start against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday with a strained left hamstring.

Rangers shelve Napoli, call up Teagarden  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Rangers have put catcher Mike Napoli on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his left ribcage and called up catcher Taylor Teagarden from Triple-A Round Rock.  —  Napoli started developing soreness on Friday, when it was cold and wet at Target Field.

Derek Jeter pulls within 7 hits of 3,000  —  NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is seven hits away from becoming the 28th member of baseball's 3,000-hit club.  —  Jeter recorded hit No. 2,993 — an RBI single up the middle past a drawn-in infield off Cleveland Indians right-hander Chad Durbin …

McCann Hits Three-Run Homer in the 10th for Braves  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to their fifth straight win, 6-3 over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.  —  McCann's shot to right field off Brandon Lyon scored Jordan Schafer …

Weeks hits go a-head homer as Brewers beat Cardinals  —  MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Zack Greinke outpitched fellow Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Saturday night.