Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres named National League Player of the Week  —  San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 12th.  The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

Nationals enjoy highest-scoring game of year vs SF  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gio Gonzalez makes friends easily, and he showed why on Monday night after the Washington Nationals' blowout victory over the San Francisco Giants.  —  Before he discussed anything he did on the mound …

ROOKIE ROSENTHAL RETURNING TO CARDINALS BULLPEN  —  ST. LOUIS  • Rookie Trevor Rosenthal, the hard-throwing righty who vaulted from Class AA to the majors last month, is being recalled this afternoon to add some fresh power to the big-league bullpen.  —  Rosenthal, 22 …

Shot at World Series more important than money as Wright mulls Mets future  —  Mets on Twitter  —  David Wright is willing to make at least one prediction about his baseball future: The dollars probably won't matter as much as the opportunity to win championships.

Mets acquire Kelly Shoppach from Red Sox  —  The Mets announced they have claimed C Kelly Shoppach off waivers from the Red Sox for a player to be named later.  —  3:40 pm: Anthony DiComo of MLB.com says Shoppach will be activated tomorrow.  —  Shoppach, 32, hit .250 with a .327 OBP …

Pesky, beloved Red Sox legend, dies at 92  —  Associated with Boston since 1940s; number retired, right-field pole named for him  —  When the Red Sox had their long-awaited ring ceremony in April 2005, celebrating the team's first World Series championship since 1918, it was Johnny Pesky …

Mariners Sign Brazilian Lefthander Luiz Gohara  —  The Mariners have signed Brazilian lefthander Luiz Gohara, the No. 7 international prospect for July 2.  —  Gohara, who turned 16 on July 31, is 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and some teams felt he was the top pitching prospect available in this year's international signing class.

For Mets, re-signing R.A. Dickey likely to be expensive  —  NEW YORK — The dust has settled, the camera crews have packed up, and R.A. Dickey's hype-riddled summer is almost over.  His time in the national spotlight has faded.  He is now merely one of the finest pitchers in the National League …

White Sox Agree To Terms With Dominican Righthander Victor Done  —  The White Sox have agreed to terms with Victor Done, a 16-year-old righthander from the Dominican Republic.  —  Done is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with a solid delivery for his age and a fastball that has reached 91 mph.

Rehabbing Bautista begins taking swings  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista swung a bat on Monday afternoon for the first time since being temporarily shut down on Aug. 1 because of lingering soreness in his left wrist.  —  Bautista hasn't played since spraining his wrist during a swing in New York on July 16.

Worley to keep pitching with bone chip in elbow  —  MIAMI — Phillies right-hander Vance Worley is pitching with a bone chip in his right elbow and is 2-3 with a 5.73 ERA in eight starts since the end of June.  —  So, naturally, a lot of fans have been asking if the Phillies could shut …

Cashman hoping patience pays off  —  GM: Reloaded Rangers ‘team to beat,’ but patchwork pinstripers look like champs  —  NEW YORK — High above the Yankee Stadium playing field, Brian Cashman was watching the big-screen TV mounted in his office, watching a kid he did not trade (David Phelps) …