Nats rough up Mets rookie Wheeler in rout  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Nats spoil Zach Wheeler's Citi Field debut  —  NEW YORK — Gio Gonzalez pitched seven shutout innings, Ian Desmond homered off a backup catcher and the Washington Nationals roughed …

Yasiel Puig's first 4-hit game lifts Dodgers over Phillies  —  LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig ended his sensational first month in the major leagues with his first four-hit game, Stephen Fife scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 Sunday.

Despite recovery, Braun likely out until All-Star break  —  PITTSBURGH — Brewers slugger Ryan Braun had a good day in the training room on Saturday — “Probably the best day he has had, as far as one day to the other, so that's encouraging,” manager Ron Roenicke said …

Davis hits 31st homer as Orioles sweep Yankees  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Davis set a franchise record by hitting his 31st home run before the All-Star break, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the skidding New York Yankees 4-2 Sunday night for a three-game sweep.  —  Manny Machado and Nate McLouth …

Dodgers Designate Matt Guerrier For Assignment  —  The Dodgers announced that they have designated right-handed pitcher Matt Guerrier for assignment.  The move will allow the club to recall right-handed pitcher Chris Withrow from Triple-A Albuquerque.  —  Guerrier posted a 4.80 ERA …

Jair Jurrjens Designated For Assignment  —  The Orioles have tweeted they have designated Jair Jurrjens for assignment off the 25-man roster to clear a spot for Brian Roberts.  Roberts, who had been on the 60-day disabled list recovering from a right hamstring strain, is in the lineup tonight …

Trade talk heating up entering July  —  Welcome to July, when the setting of baseball's midseason trade market flips from “posturing” to “deal-making.”  —  Apart from the fringe contenders who likely will delay their buy/sell decisions — namely, the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals …

Phillies Notes: Hit by pitch, Kendrick suffers possible concussion  —  LOS ANGELES - The pitch that hit Kyle Kendrick in the back of the head was not particularly hard, but being hit by an 86-m.p.h. baseball is not exactly the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Braves Homer 3 Times, Beat D-Backs 6-2 for Sweep  —  ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and Brian McCann homered, powering Atlanta Braves past the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep in the matchup of division leaders.  —  Paul Maholm (9-6) gave up two runs and eight hits …

Angels beat Astros to extend winning streak to six games  —  HOUSTON — Josh Hamilton doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and scored on shortstop Jake Elmore's overthrow, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Sunday and extend their winning streak to six.

Darvish gets first win in eight starts as Rangers edge Reds  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish struck out eight in 6 2-3 scoreless innings for his first victory in eight starts and the Texas Rangers scored twice on a squeeze bunt in a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Tigers, Rays warned after early HBP  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays were warned by home plate umpire Vic Carapazza after Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello hit Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist with a pitch in the first inning of Sunday's game.

Cuddyer's hit streak moves to 27 games in loss  —  DENVER — Madison Bumgarner scattered four hits over seven innings, Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants ended their longest losing streak in three years with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Yankees' Latin player budget capped at $1.8 million  —  BALTIMORE — The days of trolling Latin America with flush checkbooks to sign 16-year-old talent are over.  Now, teams are assigned a finite amount of money they are allowed to spend to acquire players.

Dodgers' Josh Beckett needs season-ending neck surgery  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery in about 1 ½ weeks to relieve pressure on a nerve in his neck.  —  The announcement was made by the club on Saturday following …