Blue Jays open up against Tigers in battle of division leaders  —  The Sports Network  —  DETROIT - The surging Toronto Blue Jays will try to curb Anibal Sanchez's recent run of success when they open up a three-game set with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Notes: How can Rockies strike winning chord?  Break up the band  —  The Rockies might rebound from their latest Rocky Horror Road Show, maybe even steal a wild card, but Bovada has them at 50-to-1 to win the World Series, and that might be too kind.  —  This team should not be a buyer before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.

Cano, Cruz take leads, Bautista closes in on Trout  —  Angels star still has most AL All-Star votes but Blue Jays slugger is right on his heels  —  A lot can happen in a week.  Six days is all it took for a number of the hottest American League All-Star voting races to change hands …

Henderson Alvarez blanks Rays for 3rd shutout of season  —  MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez needed only 88 pitches to toss an eight-hitter for his third shutout this year, and the Miami Marlins beat Tampa Bay 1-0 Tuesday, sending the reeling Rays home after a winless eight-game trip.

Rockies To Promote Eddie Butler  —  The Rockies will promote one of their two top pitching prospects, righty Eddie Butler, reports MLB.com's Thomas Harding (via Twitter).  Butler will take the ball against the Dodgers on Friday.  —  Butler is a 23-year-old who was taken 46th overall in the 2012 draft out of Radford.

Harvey, Crawford, Judge Highlight South Atlantic League All-Star Rosters (VIDEO)  —  The South Atlantic League released the complete rosters for its all-star game Tuesday, and the rosters were predictably dotted with prospects.  —  The top vote-getter was Lakewood shortstop J.P. Crawford …

Keith Law Mock Draft 3.0  —  Major changes in second half of the first round this time around  —  Source:  —  The top of the draft hasn't changed much since my last first-round projection, but the back half has, mostly because teams drafting there are still trying to get a handle on who might …

Suddenly hot NY Mets take four of five from Phillies as rookie Matt den Dekker's glove, arm spark win  —  While den Dekker went just 1-for-5, he made his presence known Monday with his glove, stealing two runs from the Phillies, robbing Ryan Howard of a home run and throwing a runner out at the plate.

Schmidt: Phillies' Rollins worthy of Hall talk  —  As Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins closes in on the franchise's record for career hits, the man he's about to pass says Rollins is building a progressively stronger case for Hall of Fame consideration.

Phillies Sign Jason Marquis  —  The Phillies announced that they've signed right-hander Jason Marquis to a minor league deal.  The 35-year-old veteran is a client of ACES.  —  Marquis underwent Tommy John surgery last July but said a few months later that he didn't intend for that operation to be the end of his career.

Talking Situational Wins  —  Are there situations in which stolen bases are more valuable? (via Keith Allison)  —  I am totally fascinated by WPA/LI, even though I can't really tell you what it is.  The title says what it is: Win Probability Added divided by Leverage Index, but that doesn't really help.