Rangers remain high on Tejeda  —  ARLINGTON — After watching Rob Tejeda hit a batter, give up four singles, a walk and a home run during a stretch of seven batters, some Rangers fans were probably wondering: "Where's David Dellucci?"  —  After looking at the season statistics and seeing …

Wagner tosses verbal fire at the Phils  —  The Mets closer says it was "24 against one" in the clubhouse last season.  —  NEW YORK - Three days before returning to Citizens Bank Park in a New York Mets uniform, outspoken former Phillies closer Billy Wagner yesterday painted a grim picture …

Zam: Elbow's been hurting since I got here  —  The Mets are expected to promote Jeremi Gonzalez from Triple-A Norfolk to take a start in Milwaukee this weekend, but that figures to be only a temporary plug for Victor Zambrano's rotation spot.  —  Zambrano, who tore the flexor tendon …

Peña could become very big attraction  —  He says his mother is kind of short.  His father, sister, and brother are big, just like him.  —  And we mean big.  Has anybody ever seen a guy in center field bigger than Wily Mo Peña?  —  It's an odd sight.

Giants' solace is they're in NL Woebegone Division  —  Philadelphia — Here on the great tour of nothingness, journalists flocking to watch Barry Bonds' home run total frozen at 712, a more pressing theme has emerged: The Giants are not very good.  —  They're old, they don't hit, they're old, they don't pitch, and they're old.

Nationals escape with series win  —  Five-run third inning helped Nats to one-run victory  —  WASHINGTON — Manager Frank Robinson was in such a good mood after Sunday's game that he jokingly said that he wasn't going to be around Robert F. Kennedy Stadium on Monday and was taking the day off, which was already scheduled anyway.

Future Shock  —  Monday Morning Ten Pack, 5/8  —  LHP Bill Bray, Nationals  —  Having done so well with their first-round pick in 2003 by taking Cal State Fullerton closer Chad Cordero, the Nationals continued down the college reliever route in 2004 by taking Bray, the closer at William & Mary.

Sending Perez to the Mets to Be Explored, Sources Say  —  For sale: One starting pitcher.  Left-handed.  Career record over .500.  Perplexingly inconsistent at times.  —  Price tag: If you have to ask, you can't afford him.  —  Would there be interest in Odalis Perez?

Monroe-DiMaggio ball fetches $191,200  —  DALLAS — A baseball signed by New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe sold for $191,200 in a sports memorabilia auction.  —  Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions for Heritage Auction Galleries, said Sunday that the ball …

Team to give away dolls undergoing rehab  —  NORWICH, Conn. - It's not unusual for a baseball team to promote a game by giving away a bobblehead doll of a popular player.  But the minor league Connecticut Defenders have added a twist.  —  The Double-A team associated with the San Fransisco Giants plans …

Playing with wrist injury no longer on Sheff's menu  —  ARLINGTON - Gary Sheffield has played hurt many times during his career - including last year with an ailing left shoulder - but the Yankee right fielder says he isn't going to do it anymore and it seems likely that he's headed for the disabled list with a bruised left wrist.

Bradley's time on DL shapes up to be short stay  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — After debating what to do with Milton Bradley for several days, the Oakland Athletics placed their right fielder on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of a strained muscle in his right side.

Fielding miscues lead to another KC road loss  —  CHICAGO — This is how a team walls its way into the basement.  —  The Royals managed to work around one misplay Sunday by center fielder Kerry Robinson.  A second one, though, led to the winning run in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Mets roll a 300: Reworked Glavine pact was smart  —  Tom Glavine is coming back to pitch for the Mets next season, meaning he'll very likely earn his 300th victory in a Mets uniform.  —  "We're going to pick up his option," one Mets decision-maker said Friday.

Cole fails to fail, slows timetable  —  MOOSIC - Two-and-a-half hours south of here, which is about 120 miles as the freak show flies, they gathered again last night to celebrate baseball's peculiar collision of history and pharmacology.  Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, BALCO, belligerent fans …

Even history turns against sliding Cubs  —  SAN DIEGO — History has a nasty habit of repeating itself, especially where the Cubs are concerned.  —  On May 7, 2005, the Cubs were six games out of first place after losing their seventh straight game, and Kerry Wood was on the disabled list with a shoulder strain.

Peavy's salute appreciated  —  The gesture might have been missed by many of the fans at Petco Park Saturday night.  —  "But not by those that mattered," Jake Peavy said yesterday.  —  For his first pitch to Cubs leadoff hitter Juan Pierre, Peavy went to a double-pump windup reminiscent …