Return of Rodriguez?  Amazin's could do worse  —  Mets on Twitter  —  The Mets want to upgrade their bullpen, and the Brewers' Francisco Rodriguez is on their list of targets, a person familiar with the club's thinking said yesterday.  —  Yes, Francisco Rodriguez.  As in “K-Rod.”

Tampa Bay Rays: Jose Lobaton gets married at the Trop; James Shields acknowledges some urgency  —  Rays vs. Yankees  —  When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field  —  TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)  —  Tickets: $17-$275, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster …

Craig hits 2 homers, Cardinals rip Rockies 9-3  —  ST. LOUIS—Allen Craig hit a pair home runs, Carlos Beltran extended his RBI streak to a major league high nine games and Kyle Lohse worked into the eighth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Final: Athletics 6, Red Sox 1  —  Game over: Athletics 6, Red Sox 1: Daisuke Matsuzaka set the wrong tone for the Red Sox getting bombarded for five runs in his one inning of work while Oakland's Jarrod Parker was outstanding over 6.2 innings.  There would have to be real concerns …

Jones, Walker homer, Pirates beat Astros 11-2  —  PITTSBURGH—Garrett Jones and Neil Walker hit back-to-back homers off the right-field foul pole to ignite Pittsburgh's offense and the Pirates beat the Houston Astros 11-2 on Monday night.  —  James McDonald pitched seven effective innings for Pittsburgh …

NY Mets and Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in reversed roles as series at Citi Field opens  —  Phillies are no longer NL East division bullies as Amazin's may even have upper hand in matchup these days.  —  Mets starter Jonathon Niese looks to get them off on the right foot against the Phillies.

Moustakas has five RBIs, grand slam as Royals beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Mike Moustakas had five RBIs and his first career grand slam and Everett Teaford pitched seven strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 on Monday.

Weaver, Angels Blank Indians 3-0  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jered Weaver carried a shutout into the eighth inning, squirming out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  —  Weaver (9-1) allowed five singles …

Yasmani Grandal continued his home run streak last night  —  Yasmani Grandal's debut on Saturday was historic, hitting home runs from both sides of the plate for his first two major league hits.  His Monday was pretty good too.  —  Grandal came up in the seventh after going 0 for 3 in his first three at bats.

Wells Leads Mariners Past Orioles 6-3  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Casper Wells hit a go-ahead, three-run double with two out in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the slumping Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Monday night.  —  Miguel Olivo and Dustin Ackley added back-to-back homers in the eighth …

Mariners Ink Zunino For $4 Million  —  The Mariners have signed Mike Zunino, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, for $4 million.  —  Baseball America's College Player of the Year, Zunino led Florida to its third straight College World Series appearance by batting .322/.394/.669 with 19 homers.

Surgery to end season for Cubs' Stewart  —  ATLANTA - Whether Ian Stewart is the Cubs' third baseman next year, he won't be for the rest of this one.  —  Confirming what Stewart tweeted early Monday morning, the team says Stewart will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery next week …

Top 20 International Prospects Tracker  —  There has been a wave of signings today, which you can find here on the Baseball America Prospects Blog.  To help stay organized, we will track the signing teams for the Top 20 international prospects on this page.

Deals made quickly as international signings begin  —  Outfielder Cabrera, No. 1-ranked talent, agrees to terms with Giants on first day  —  Today is July 2 and that means the international signing period is under way.  —  Several members of MLB.com's Top 20 International Prospects …