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 …

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) …

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 …

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

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.

Cards promote Blazek, send Lyons to Memphis  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  ST. LOUIS  • A day after having to push Joe Kelly to five innings, the Cardinals made a move this morning to add a fresh arm for the weekend and hint at a change in the starting rotation.

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.

Final Score: Phillies 8 Mets 7  —  The Least You Should Know...  Dillon Gee started for the Mets and he got shelled for six runs in five innings, including two home runs to Ryan Howard and one to Michael Young - Howard is now 7-for-15 with six home runs in his career against Gee.

Liriano, Pirates Beat Angels 6-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Francisco Liriano took a shutout into the seventh inning, Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez and Gaby Sanchez hit solo homers and left fielder Starling Marte threw a runner out at the plate, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Hamilton out until at least Tuesday with sore wrist  —  ANAHEIM — Josh Hamilton will miss the weekend series against the Pirates because of a right wrist injury that flared up during an intense pregame hitting drill about 10 days ago.  —  Hamilton took a cortisone shot prior …