Nats won't ask Desmond to change approach  —  WASHINGTON — Entering Sunday's action against the Braves, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond was 0-for-9 with no walks at the leadoff spot.  —  The Nationals don't want Desmond to change his approach at the plate.  They want him to be aggressive, according to hitting coach Rick Eckstein.

For once, the joke is on Brian Cashman, Yankees in signing of former Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano  —  MIAMI - In one gilded corner: the royal spendthrifts from the Bronx, with their haughty pennants flapping in the breeze, their self-important Yankeeographies and their fancy 2-and-0 start this season.

Indians turn triple play against White Sox  —  CLEVELAND — It unlikely that Carlos Santana will forget his debut as a first baseman for the Indians.  —  Manning first for the first time in his Major League career, Santana helped begin a triple play during the fourth inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Kinsler, Beltre go deep as Rangers beat up on Red Sox  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Kinsler got the Texas Rangers off to another powerful start, then Adrian Beltre hit the big blast against his former team after Boston tried to avoid pitching to the AL MVP.  —  Kinsler became the first major leaguer ever …

Lee fans 11 in debut as Phillies beat Astros  —  PHILADELPHIA — In his first game back with the Phillies in front of fans who adore him, Cliff Lee even heard cheers after striking out.  —  Lee can do no wrong in Philadelphia.  —  The lefty struck out 11 in seven impressive innings …

Derek Jeter ties Al Simmons on hits list  —  NEW YORK — On Opening Day, Derek Jeter put his much-maligned 2010 season behind him.  On Saturday, he picked up his first two hits of the 2011 campaign.  —  The New York Yankees shortstop went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored in his team's 10-6 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Twins win stops Jays sweep  —  The Minnesota Twins salvaged the finale of a three-game series against Toronto by hanging on to defeat the Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.  —  Danny Valencia and Denard Span homered while starter Nick Blackburn (1-) threw five-plus effective innings …

LHP Jaime Garcia bats 8th for Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday's injury convinced St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to bat his pitcher eighth for the first time this season.  —  La Russa said if Holliday were healthy he would have used a standard lineup card Sunday …

Suzuki becomes Mariners career hits leader  —  Ichiro Suzuki had two infield hits to become Seattle's career leader, including a bouncer in the ninth that drove in the go-ahead run in the Mariners' 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.  —  Suzuki reached on an infield single …

A Prank on the Mets, but SNY Isn't Laughing  —  Through two late-season collapses in 2007 and 2008 and then the last two sub-.500 seasons, the Mets have endured plenty of criticism and no little bit of mockery.  —  But on Friday night, an employee of SNY, the Mets' network, played a prank …

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Victorino Out, Martinez In  —  Charlie Manuel walked through the clubhouse early this morning and spotted Michael Martinez at his locker.  —  “What do you think?” he said.  —  Martinez offered a nervous chuckle.  —  Martinez is making his Major League debut today.  He is leading off and playing center field.