Stark: All eyes on Johnson and Halladay  —  A lot could be riding on Josh Johnson and Roy Halladay in their starts on Sunday  —  Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline.  —  If the 2012 trading deadline action …

Final Score: Mets 5 Diamondbacks 1  —  The New York Mets (49-53) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-51) today by a score of 5-1.  —  The Least You Should Know: … For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY's In-Game Live.  —  Brian Erni: Turns out talk of R.A. Dickey's regression were far too pre-mature.

Peralta Homers Twice as Tigers Beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Jhonny Peralta hit two home runs, Doug Fister pitched eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.  —  The Tigers had lost four of five and fallen out of the AL Central lead.

Johnson Ties Career High With 6 Walks for Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — With scouts from about a dozen teams watching, Josh Johnson tied a career high with six walks as the Miami Marlins rallied from a two-run deficit and beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 in 10 innings Sunday.

Morneau homers to help Twins sweep Indians 5-1  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer, Brian Duensing threw six smooth innings as a late fill-in for Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins finished a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 5-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Morse hits tying HR and go-ahead double, Nats beat Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — Michael Morse hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, then delivered a two-run double in the 11th that sent the Washington Nationals over the Milwaukee Brewers 11-10 on Sunday.

Rizzo homers in 10th to lift Cubs over Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2.  —  Starlin Castro led off the 10th with a single against Trevor Rosenthal (0-1) and Rizzo followed with his seventh homer.

Feliz scratched from Sunday start  —  Disconcerting news for the Rangers about a big piece...  Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz has been scratched from Sunday's start with Triple A Round Rock because of further discomfort in his right elbow.  He was scheduled to pitch for Round Rock on rehab assignment against Memphis.

Mets talked to Cubs about Soto  —  The Mets talked with the Chicago Cubs recently about acquiring catcher Geovany Soto, but a deal is not likely, a baseball official with direct knowledge of the situation said.  The Mets could also have traded for Colorado catcher Ramon Hernandez and Boston's Kelly Shoppach …

Padres ink Street to two-year contract extension  —  SAN DIEGO — From Rollie Fingers to Goose Gossage, Mark Davis to Trevor Hoffman and Heath Bell, the Padres have had long history of successful closers.  —  They think Huston Street fits that tradition, which is why the team announced Sunday …

Baxter to return tomorrow in SF, Nieuwenhuis optioned  —  The Mets will activate Mike Baxter from the 15-day disabled list in time for tomorrow night's game against the Giants in San Francisco.  —  Baxter has been on the disabled list since June 1 after displacing his collarbone and breaking …

Greinke outpitched by Hellickson in debut as Rays beat Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Zack Greinke was outpitched by Jeremy Hellickson in his Los Angeles Angels' debut, losing to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Sunday.  —  Obtained Friday from Milwaukee, the 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner allowed …

Diamondbacks Acquire Chris Johnson  —  The Diamondbacks have acquired third baseman Chris Johnson from the Astros for minor league outfielders Marc Krauss and Bobby Borchering, the teams announced.  Borchering, 21, was Arizona's first round pick in the 2009 draft while Krauss, 24, was taken in the second round of the same draft.

Wanting to start, Pirates' Correia seeks trade  —  HOUSTON — Right-hander Kevin Correia, who last week was taken out of the starting rotation, has asked the Pirates to trade him.  “I want to start,” Correia said.  “For that to happen, I'll have to go someplace else,”

Mets, Yanks will have to ante up for Wright, Cano  —  Think about the furor caused by Jeremy Lin leaving New York after 25 games.  —  Now imagine what this town will sound like if David Wright or Robinson Cano departs as a free agent following next season.

Keeping the rivalry heated  —  Teixeira had blast against Padilla  —  NEW YORK — There is little actual anger in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry these days.  Long gone is the time when Carlton Fisk fought with Thurman Munson and it has been eight years since Jason Varitek fed Alex Rodriguez his catcher's mitt.