The Phillies’ front office thinks this is no time to goof around. When the front office watched players giddily shower Jonathan Pettibone with sunflower seeds Saturday during a FOX in-game interview in a 13-4 loss, it did not sit well. It sparked GM Ruben Amaro Jr. and manager Charlie Manuel to call a team meeting Sunday.

Derek Jeter recorded his first base hit in a rehab game for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Sunday. The Yankees’ captain reached base three times and scored a run, while getting a day off from the field.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he isn’t looking with envy at the big-spending Dodgers, who acquired starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco from the Marlins on Saturday.

Backed by a homer-happy offense, starting pitcher Joe Saunders threw seven innings of one-run baseball en route to a 3-1 win for the Mariners at Great American Ball Park.

Newly acquired pitcher Ricky Nolasco will start Tuesday and bump Chris Capuano to the bullpen, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Sunday.

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was out of the lineup for a second day because of his left shoulder, but manager Don Mattingly said Kemp would likely play Monday in Arizona.

Reds right fielder Jay Bruce did not become a three-time National League All-Star when the team was named on Saturday. Instead, Bruce became a mention in his first “all-snub” team of deserving players that were left off.

Whatever awkwardness was created by having two teammates among the five candidates for the National League All-Star Final Vote was resolved Sunday by Adrian Gonzalez, who said he was voting for teammate Yasiel Puig.

While now aware that Adam Wainwright has the prerogative to pitch in the All-Star Game if he wants, the Cardinals have not decided whether they’ll recommend he do so.

Rangers All-Star outfielder Nelson Cruz doesn’t have plans to compete the Home Run Derby. Cruz, who was a runner-up in 2009, prefers to rest and focus on the second half of the season.

The Brewers have a plan to ease left fielder Ryan Braun into action during the final series before the All-Star break and to back third baseman Aramis Ramirez off, aiming in both instances to come out of the break with a healthy tandem in the middle of the lineup.

Yadier Molina and the Cardinals believe they have dodged a substantial setback, as an MRI exam taken on Molina’s bothersome right knee revealed no structural damage. Rather, Molina has been diagnosed with knee inflammation, which the All-Star catcher hopes will subside with just a few days of rest.

Chris Davis, the leading vote-getter for the All-Star Game, said Sunday that he didn’t know whether he will be chosen to represent the American League in the Home Run Derby, but he’ll be happy to participate if selected.

Derek Jeter would have likely penciled himself into the Yankees’ starting lineup on Sunday if manager Joe Girardi had let him.

From now through Thursday at 4 p.m. ET, fans can choose between NL candidates Yasiel Puig, Ian Desmond, Freddie Freeman, Adrian Gonzalez and Hunter Pence and AL candidates Joaquin Benoit, Steve Delabar, David Robertson, Tanner Scheppers and Koji Uehara in the Final Vote.

However you view the All-Star Game — as a showcase for the game’s stars or a hard-fought contest for home-field advantage in the World Series — Yasiel Puig should be on the Senior Circuit’s roster.

View the complete American and National League rosters for the All-Star Game to be held July 16 at Citi Field in New York.