Tigers' Justin Verlander likely ineligible to pitch in All-Star Game; Max Scherzer a strong candidate to start  —  DETROIT — Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander won't know if he'll be invited to his sixth All-Star Game until the rosters are unveiled July 6.

Padres interested in Orioles RHP Arrieta  —  Among the packed house at Petco Park Saturday afternoon were a number of scouts from other major league teams.  —  Baltimore, Philadelphia and Toronto apparently have interest in Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez while Kansas City might …

D-backs' Hill to return for road opener vs. Nats  —  PHOENIX — Arizona will get a big boost to its lineup Tuesday when the club begins a 10-game road trip in Washington.  D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said Aaron Hill would be activated from the disabled list after the team's 4-2 loss to the Reds.

Loney gets two-run single in 7th to help Rays beat Yankees  —  NEW YORK — James Loney hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on Sunday.  —  Chris Archer pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first win …

Trio of Angels relievers set for extended spring  —  ANAHEIM — When the Angels depart on a six-game road trip through Detroit and Houston, a trio of injured relievers will report to Arizona for treatment.  —  Sean Burnett (left elbow impingement), Robert Coello (right shoulder inflammation) …

Leaving Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra off the All-Star ballot looks foolish now  —  Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra, right, celebrates with Pat Corbin (46) in the sixth inning after hitting a two-run home run against Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake.  —  FONT:  —  By Tyler Killian

Blue Jays sweep Orioles to extend win streak to 11 games  —  TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus homered while Josh Johnson earned his first win of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 13-5 on Sunday to tie a franchise record with their 11th straight victory.

Yadier Molina is a player to build around  —  Yadier Molina may now be the best all-around player in the game.  That's the sentiment expressed by the 30 baseball people we talked to (a combination of owners, general managers, scouts, players, and coaches) who were posed this question …

Keep voting for Wright, who overtakes Panda  —  NEW YORK — The Mets are doing everything in their power to make David Wright the National League's starting All-Star third baseman, and their efforts appear to be working.  —  Wright has overtaken San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval for the voting lead …

Michael Cuddyer's hitting streak at 21 as Rockies win  —  WASHINGTON — Michael Cuddyer homered in his first at-bat to extend the major league's longest hitting streak this season to 21 games — and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Sunday.

Ibanez, Franklin lift Mariners to victory over Angels  —  SEATTLE — Nick Franklin had tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 7-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.  —  Brendan Ryan singled off Ryan Cook (1-1) to lead off the eighth.

Cruz gets big hit again, Rangers beat Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) After rookie Martin Perez silenced the St. Louis Cardinals, his manager was non-stop with praise.  —  “I've always seen the stuff, but tonight was the first time I think he showed he's a big-league pitcher,” …