With the First-Year Player Draft just days away, teams are in full-on prep mode, putting the finishing touches in lining up their boards for the main event.

The early numbers are in with this year’s first American League All-Star Game ballot update, and last year’s brightest stars are on track to join this season’s hottest starters in New York for the Midsummer Classic.

Braves starter Paul Maholm won his seventh game to tie Mike Minor for the team lead, scattering five hits and two earned runs over six innings as the Braves topped the Nats, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field to take two out of three from Washington in the weekend series.

Patrick Corbin lacked a finishing touch Sunday, but the D-backs’ left-hander found a way to win thanks to his offense. The D-backs roughed up Edwin Jackson en route to an 8-4 win over the Cubs on a chilly afternoon at Wrigley Field.

The Twins piled on the runs early — including home runs from Ryan Doumit, Chris Herrmann, Josh Willingham and Brian Dozier — as Scott Diamond cruised through six shutout innings for a 10-0 series finale win over the Mariners at Target Field.

Domonic Brown had four RBIs and was a double shy of the cycle in the Phillies’ 7-5 victory over the Brewers on Sunday afternoon. Cliff Lee struck out 11 batters.

Chad Gaudin went six strong innings in his first start since 2009 and Brandon Belt hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead double as the Giants topped the Cardinals, 4-2, on Sunday at Busch Stadium.

The Orioles, quiet for the first six innings, broke out in a three-run seventh to close the homestand with a 4-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. Chris Davis hit his 20th homer and Nate McLouth hit a go-ahead RBI single. In his home debut, Kevin Gausman held Detroit to just one run over six strong innings.

The Rays put their bats to use on Sunday, scoring early and often to capture the rubber match of their three-game set in Cleveland. The 11-3 triumph gave Tampa Bay its seventh win in its last eight contests.

Three-run showings in the first, sixth and eighth innings propelled Miami to an 11-6 comeback victory against New York, clinching the sweep on Sunday afternoon in front of 18,434 at Marlins Park.

Outfielder Dewayne Wise was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring before Sunday’s three-game series finale against the A’s.

The Dodgers decided to be safe rather than sorry, so they scratched Hyun-Jin Ryu from Sunday’s start against the Rockies and replaced him with Matt Magill, who was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. They placed catcher A.J. Ellis on the 15-day disabled list to make room for the rookie right-hander.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina had to be restrained by a pair of coaches and his manager on Sunday after being ejected by first-base umpire Clint Fagan to end the third inning.

Indians manager Terry Francona was ejected in Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay after coming out of the dugout to argue a pitch during Nick Swisher’s fifth-inning at-bat.

D-backs manager Kirk Gibson was impressed by the pitching repertoire of Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija, but not his run-in with third-base coach Matt Williams.

Pirates starter Jeanmar Gomez was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Reds after one inning, due to tightness in his right forearm.

Roberto Hernandez went through quite a few ups and downs during his seven years in Cleveland. When he returned to Progressive Field on Friday for the first time since joining the Rays over the winter, he did so quietly, but he was happy to visit his former home and see old friends.