Braves
C Evan Gattis (bulging thoracic disk) probably won’t be ready to come off the 15-day DL right after the All-Star break, manager Fredi Gonzalez said. … Mike Minor allowed only two hits in seven innings on a 91-degree night vs. the host Mets, an encouraging outing for the left-hander after he had a 5.21 ERA in his previous eight starts. Minor: “I felt good about it just because I was getting weaker contact. I felt like I was cruising because I had a couple of quick outs.”
Marlins
Giancarlo Stanton struck out four times vs. the Diamondback on Monday, wearing the “Golden Sombrero” for the seventh time in his career and second time this season. … Henderson Alvarez is 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA since May 16, allowing two or fewer runs in each of his last nine games. “I’ve always wanted to be a leader,” the 24-year-old right-hander said through a translator. “I’m just focused on being a pitcher.” … Clean-up hitter Casey McGehee hit in 20 straight games on the road, the second-longest streak in Marlins history behind a 27-game run by Luis Castillo in 2002.
Mets
Manager Terry Collins and GM Sandy Alderson called 2B Daniel Murphy into the office to tell him he made the All-Star team. “He thought he got traded,” Collins said, drawing chuckles. … New York wore camouflage caps and jerseys as part of its Military Mondays theme. … RHP Dillon Gee (strained right lat) will be limited to 90-95 pitches after coming off the DL.
Nationals
Jordan Zimmermann has given up two earned runs or fewer in seven straight starts. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 1.26 ERA in that span. “I think he found his slider,” manager Matt Williams said. “Gives him another weapon.” …. Stephen Strasburg’s nine strikeouts Monday were his most in six starts since June 4. … Washington played its 12th consecutive errorless game. Since moving from Montreal in 2005, the Nationals’ longest errorless streak is 13 games, in 2011.
Phillies
Jonathan Papelbon has recorded at least 20 saves in nine consecutive seasons. … GM Ruben Amaro Jr. promised changes - not just in the form of trades - and questioned the status of entrenched but unproductive veterans. Amaro said his front office is “active already” in trade talks, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s disappointing, particularly the offense,” Amaro said. “What more can you say other than we’re not swinging the bats very well? … We think that they’re better. But they haven’t shown it. So at some point we’re going to have to make some changes. Some guys, once they are ready to play, may be factors for us.”
Compiled by Rick Crotts from wire reports.
