Final Score: Mets 11 Phillies 1  —  The Mets (44-37) defeated the Phillies (36-46) by the score of 11-1 tonight at Citi Field. … For a full recap and box score, check out SNY's In-Game Live.  —  Meredith Perri: Just about everything went right for the Mets tonight.

Neck injury lands Dice-K on disabled list  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka exits after recording just three outs on Monday night.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)  —  OAKLAND — Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, one day after he was shelled during an abbreviated outing …

Sutton's Walkoff HR Lifts Pirates to 8-7 Win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Drew Sutton hit a one-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and the Pittsburgh Pirates improved to eight games over .500 for the first time in 20 years with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Blue Jays Sign Marcus Stroman  —  The Blue Jays and first round selection Marcus Stroman have signed a contract, the pitcher and the team announced today.  Stroman obtained a bonus of $1.8MM, ESPN.com's Keith Law tweets.  The Blue Jays selected Stroman 22nd overall and the recommended bonus for that slot is exactly $1.8MM.

Kauffman Stadium transforming into All-Star venue  —  (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File) AP Sports Writer / July 3, 2012  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—On a piece of metal scaffolding beyond the left-field wall at Kauffman Stadium, construction workers bolted together a table under a sweltering midday sun …

White Sox pound Oswalt and Rangers 19-2  —  CHICAGO—Kevin Youkilis, Adam Dunn and Alex Rios homered in the first inning off Roy Oswalt and All-Star Chris Sale won his 10th game Tuesday night and the Chicago White Sox routed the Texas Rangers 19-2.  —  Playing in his first home game …

Desmond, Nationals Pound Lincecum, Top Giants 9-3  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond hit his 14th home run, and the Washington Nationals became the latest team to beat up on Tim Lincecum, pounding the struggling right-hander hard early and often Tuesday night in a 9-3 victory.

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.”

Athletics Designate Brian Fuentes For Assignment  —  The Athletics announced that they designated left-hander Brian Fuentes for assignment.  The team reinstated right-hander Bartolo Colon from the disabled list in a related move.  —  Fuentes, 36, is in the second year of a two-year …

Padres Sign Weickel For $2 Million  —  The Padres have agreed to terms with supplemental first-round pick Walker Weickel on a $2 million bonus.  —  The last of the 29 sandwich picks in this year's draft to turn pro, Weickel more than doubled the $925,900 assigned value for his No. 55 selection.

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 …