Welcome to the Eye. It is here that we'll be building out a monster of a daily roundup throughout the day and night. We'll have recaps, injury news, rumors, fun stuff and a look ahead to Monday. Park it here or just come back in the morning to catch up on everything, your call.

As for Sunday, first and foremost, you'll want to check out the 2015 All-Star Game starting lineups. As for the vote totals, here's the AL ... 

And the NL ... 

On the field, the Rays snapped their seven-game losing streak by thumping the Yankees. The Brewers, meantime, extended their MLB-best win streak to eight games with a win over the Reds. The bad news is that they're still 18 1/2 games off the pace in the tough NL Central. 

Let's talk about that tough NL Central for a second, shall we? Add it all up, and here's how baseball's six divisions coming into Sunday stacked up in terms of cumulative games above or below .500 in 2015 (i.e., how many games above or below .500 they are against teams from outside the division) ... 

NL Central: +23
AL Central: +9
AL East: +5
AL West: +3
NL West: -7
NL East: -33

As you can see, the NL Central is tops by a pretty wide margin. (Of course, the NL Central is just 34-37 in interleague play this year, so bear that in mind before leaping to any cross-league conclusions.) As well, the NL Central went 4-1 on Sunday, with the division's lone loss coming as a result of the Brewers-Reds bit of "cannibalism." 

Now let's dig a little deeper with the help of the BaseRuns system available at Fangraphs. BaseRuns attempts to model a team’s run-scoring and run-prevention capabilities at the granular level -- i.e., on a plate-appearance-by-plate-appearance basis and with the effects of hit “sequencing” removed. Basically, it’s a measure of how good a team is at controlling the fundamental outcomes of the batter-pitcher encounter. It yields what a team’s record should be based on core skills.

By this system, the NL Central should be a combined 22 games over .500, which, as you can see, is right in line with their actual mark coming into Sunday. So generally speaking, the excellence of the NL Central isn't a byproduct of good fortune. It's been earned. In a related matter, the NL Central, if the season ended today, would place three teams in the playoffs. 

The NL Central, fronted by the first-place Cardinals, has been a powerhouse thus far. (USATSI)
The NL Central, fronted by the first-place Cardinals, has been a powerhouse thus far. (USATSI)

And now let's open the Eye for Sunday ... 

Today's MLB action (all times ET) (Full scoreboard)

Brewers 6, Reds 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Rays 8, Yankees 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Pirates 5, Indians 3 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Blue Jays 10, Tigers 5 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Phillies 4, Braves 0 - 10 innings (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Royals 3, Twins 2 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Here's some consolation for the Twins, as Ervin Santana looked strong in his 2015 debut ... 

Cardinals 3, Padres 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Of note in this one ... 

Cubs 2, Marlins 0 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Red Sox 5, Astros 4 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Orioles 9, White Sox 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

The O's also got this guy back from the DL ... 

Mariners 2, Athletics 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Mets 8, Dodgers 0 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Angels 12, Rangers 5 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Nationals 3, Giants 1 (BOX SCORE | RECAP)

Milestone Watch

Longest current hit streak: As of Sunday, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has now hit safely in 18 straight games. He extended the streak early and with some measure of authority ... 

Prince Fielder: Needed three hits for 1,500 for his career and he got two.

Albert Pujols: He's presently sitting on 573 career doubles. He needs one more to tie Bobby Abreu and Charlie Gehringer for 20th place on the all-time list. He didn't get that double, though he did hit his 25th homer of the season.

Daily Awards

Lineup of the day: Let's hear it, Red Sox ... 

Notice anything interesting? Now for the big reveal ... 

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

How did it go? Well ...

Stat of the day

Well wishes of the day: Baseball's not the only game in town on Sunday ... 

Adorbs of the day: George Springer may be on the DL, but he's not too hurt to entertain this little guy ... 

Tag avoidance of the day: Cameron Maybin, this one's for you ...

Hasty homer of the day: Jose Bautista sent this ball out of Comerica Park in a hurry ... 

Catch of the day: Kolten Wong is good at baseball-related tasks and duties ... 

Opposite-field homer of the day: Man, dig how hard J.D. Martinez hits this ball the other way. It's not a towering blast, but it's on a line ... 

With that reworked swing, Martinez has been one heck of a find for the Tigers.

Injuries, News & Rumors

All-Star starting position players were announced

Indians' Nick Swisher nearing rehab assignment

Angels pitcher Jered Weaver feels good after bullpen session

Red Sox's Justin Masterson to pitch out of bullpen

Cubs SP Tsuyoshi Wada to begin rehab assignment Monday

Cubs activate Jorge Soler; option Matt Szczur

Pirates claim Travis Ishikawa off waivers

Nationals place SP Stephen Strasburg (oblique) on disabled list

Braves RP Jason Grilli on the trading block?

Cardinals' Adam Wainwright ditches walking boot

Diamondbacks acquire two minor-league pitchers from Phillies

Cardinals send Jaime Garcia to DL with groin strain

Report: Angels trying to trade for Adam Lind, Gerardo Parra

Yordano Ventura may be ready to return to Royals

Click here for more MLB player news.

Looking Ahead to Monday's MLB action (all times ET)

AWAY HOME TIME AWAY STARTER HOME STARTER NATL TV
San Diego Pittsburgh 7:05 pm Shields (7-3) - 4.14 ERA Burnett (7-3) - 2.05 ERA  
Cincinnati Washington 7:05 pm DeSclafani (5-6) - 3.68 ERA Fister (3-4) - 4.34 ERA  
Houston Cleveland 7:10 pm Keuchel (10-3) - 2.03 ERA Carrasco (10-6) - 3.88 ERA  
St. Louis Chi. Cubs 8:05 pm Lackey (6-5) - 3.30 ERA Lester (4-6) - 3.74 ERA ESPN
Toronto Chi. White Sox 8:10 pm Buehrle (9-4) - 3.64 ERA Rodon (3-1) - 4.07 ERA  
Tampa Bay Kansas City 8:10 pm Colome (3-4) - 4.70 ERA Volquez (8-4) - 3.48 ERA  
Baltimore Minnesota 8:10 pm Chen (4-4) - 2.84 ERA Hughes (7-6) - 4.27 ERA  
Atlanta Milwaukee 8:10 pm Wisler (2-1) - 2.60 ERA Lohse (5-9) - 6.24 ERA  
Detroit Seattle 10:10 pm Simon (7-5) - 3.94 ERA Walker (7-6) - 4.34 ERA  
Philadelphia L.A. Dodgers 10:10 pm O'Sullivan (1-6) - 5.76 ERA Frias (5-5) - 4.39 ERA  
N.Y. Mets San Francisco 10:15 pm Niese (3-8) - 3.90 ERA Heston (8-5) - 3.78 ERA