Gorzelanny's effort might be rotation-clincher  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals left-hander Tom Gorzelanny had his best outing of the spring on Sunday afternoon, pitching five innings and allowing two runs on four hits in a 6-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Late HRs Lift Dodgers to 9-7 Win Over White Sox  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Corey Smith and Jaime Pedroza homered in the eighth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a wild 9-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.  —  Smith hit a three-run shot to tie the game and Pedroza followed …

Rangers could use two of Neftali Feliz  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — The pitching line for 22-year-old Neftali Feliz on Saturday:  —  Five innings.  Four hits allowed.  Two runs.  Two walks.  Three strikeouts.  —  And unfortunately for the Texas Rangers, only one Neftali Feliz.

All-Star Teams in Bonds Case: The Lawyers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds will walk into United States District Court here on Monday ready for a contest likely to be tougher than any baseball game or home run race he ever took part in.  —  Nearly four years after his initial indictment …

Wood's Time With Angels Running Out?  —  Eight years ago, Brandon Wood was a first-round pick (23rd overall) by the Angels.  Five years ago, Baseball America dubbed him the third-best prospect in the game.  He ranked 8th and 16th on that same list the following two seasons.

Mets owners say lawsuit ‘work of fiction’  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The owners of the New York Mets fired back Sunday, filing their response in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to a $1 billion lawsuit alleging they knew, or should have known, Bernard Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme.

TAKING A SABER TO SABERMETRICS  —  This was going to be a column about a new baseball book, but a couple of matters intruded and have to be dealt with first, both having to do with the book, “The Beauty of Short Hops” by Sheldon and Alan Hirsch.  It is subtitled “How Chance and Circumstance Confound the Moneyball Approach to Baseball.”

Garza, Looper labor as Cubs fall to Friars  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Aaron Harang tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings Saturday and Chase Headley added a grand slam as the Padres defeated the Cubs, 14-4, at the Peoria Sports Complex.  —  Harang allowed two hits in pitching into the sixth inning for the first time this spring.