Nats honor ‘My Dad, My MVP’ contest winner  —  WASHINGTON — Wayne Schlauch spent “every minute” of 33 years waiting for baseball to return to his hometown of Washington.  His four children were no longer young when the Nationals arrived in 2005, but he still took them to see his favorite team.

AL Central-leading Indians replace hitting coach  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have changed hitting coaches, replacing Jon Nunnally with Bruce Fields.  —  The Indians announced the move before Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  —  The Indians recently went through …

Hear this: Big Z likes it in Chicago  —  CHICAGO  —  Actually, Big Z had a point.  —  I couldn't really hear him when he tried to talk me between innings Saturday.  We were separated by about 10 feet by a camera well.  I was wearing an earpiece that connected me to the broadcast, and the crowd at Wrigley Field was buzzing.

Marlins' Edwin Rodriguez resigns  —  Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez has resigned with the team mired in a nine-game losing streak.  —  Rodriguez  —  Marlins bench coach Brandon Hyde will replace Rodriguez for Sunday's game against the Rays, the team said in a news release.

Manager Jim Tracy puts Rockies on notice  —  The Rockies are in third place in the National League West, but, if it's any consolation, they lead the division, if not the major leagues, in closed-door meetings.  —  They've had four so far this season, the most recent coming last Tuesday.  Why so many?

Cards' losing streak ends with a bang  —  Shortly before the Cardinals took the field Saturday night, equipment manager Rip Rowan ducked into the coach's room to pull Red Schoendienst's pants from his locker.  When the Hall of Famer asked him why, Rowan told him left fielder Matt Holliday needed to wear them.

Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey spark Mets to 6-1 victory over Angels  —  NEW YORK - Los Angeles catcher Hank Conger stood up quickly, grabbing the pitchout almost before it crossed the plate.  But he didn't throw the ball, because Jose Reyes had stayed put.  —  Reyes simply went on the next pitch …

Red Sox place Clay Buchholz on the disabled list  —  The Red Sox announced this afternoon that they placed righthander Clay Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 17, with a lower back strain.  —  Andrew Miller, who has been called up from Pawtucket, will start tomorrow against the Padres and fill the roster spot.

Jays sign Yunel Escobar to $10-million contract extension  —  The Toronto Blue Jays signed shortstop Yunel Escobar to a two-year contract extension Sunday worth $10-million (U.S.).  —  Escobar will receive $5-million in both 2012 and 2013.  The deal includes two club options of $5-million for 2014 and 2015.

Florida Beats Texas 8-4 in CWS  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Brian Johnson and Bryson Smith drove in two runs apiece, Hudson Randall turned in another strong start and Florida defeated Texas 8-4 at the College World Series on Saturday night.  —  Johnson's two-out double in the seventh broke open a close game.

Hughes on target for Sunday's rehab start  —  CHICAGO — Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes will make a rehab start for short-season Class A Staten Island on Sunday at MCU Park in Brooklyn.  —  Hughes is scheduled to throw around 65 pitches.  He last threw on Tuesday at the Yankees' Minor League complex …

Healing calf strain and reestablishing strength key as Derek Jeter works to return from calf strain  —  Derek Jeter's journey to 3,000 hits took an unexpected detour to the disabled list this past week when he suffered a calf strain.  While muscle strains usually don't connote severe injuries …