Only a mild pinched nerve in neck for Sanchez  —  TORONTO - In this charmed season, the Mets caught another break yesterday when Duaner Sanchez was diagnosed with a "mild pinched nerve" in his neck.  The pain was enough to scare Sanchez into coming out of Friday's game after only two pitches …

Injury-depleted Cubs summon Lee for Sunday's game  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Derrek Lee will be back with the Chicago Cubs for Sunday's game at Minnesota after just one minor league rehab appearance.  —  The move to activate Lee from the disabled list …

Pirates Notebook: No 'low point' for Littlefield  —  LOS ANGELES — The Pirates, quite obviously, have taken a decisive step backward from the modest progress made earlier in the month.  —  They have gone from feeling good in taking three of four in San Francisco ... to losing a few …

O's set to sign starter Ortiz … Free-agent starter Russ Ortiz flew to Baltimore yesterday evening to sign a contract with the Orioles.  —  Ortiz will make a prorated portion of the minimum major league salary, $327,000, and is expected to start for the Orioles immediately.

Better shop around: Rangers to trade lefty  —  Club says there is interest around league in 21-year-old reliever  —  DENVER - Unable to balance having an unproven reliever in the bullpen of a team with division championship aspirations, the Rangers will try to extract some help from Fabio Castro in another manner.

Visiting player hit wife, police charge  —  Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers and his wife were walking back from a bar late Thursday night to their Back Bay hotel when an argument broke out.  Authorities and witnesses say Myers then assaulted his wife, leaving her sitting on the sidewalk with a swollen face, crying.

Cards Insider: Duncan battles nepotism perception  —  DETROIT — Chris Duncan probably will start in Memphis' outfield Sunday.  A week ago, he was in the Cardinals' clubhouse as they concluded a three-game series against Colorado, and Wednesday he endured an 0-for-four night against the Chicago White Sox.

Abercrombie gets tutoring  —  NEW YORK — Outfielder Reggie Abercrombie had no problem finding his way to Yankee Stadium on Saturday.  —  He made sure he didn't get lost like he did Friday when he took the wrong train and wound up at Shea Stadium in Queens before finding his way to the Bronx.

For Rocker, it's been there, done that  —  John Rocker walked into the room to meet the man assigned to conduct his Major League Baseball-mandated sensitivity training six years ago and walked out shortly thereafter with the discussion delving no deeper than the weather.

Home Away From Home  —  BALTIMORE The old video of Frank Robinson hitting a home run for the Orioles at Memorial Stadium ran on the scoreboard before the bottom of the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday night before a full house of 48,331.

TBS MAY AIR PART OF LCS  —  June 24, 2006 — In what would be a landmark move, Major League Baseball is in serious negotiations with TBS Sports to put a portion of baseball's league championship series exclusively on cable television for the first time, sources have told The Post.

Remlinger designated for assignment  —  Veteran southpaw reliever hopes to hook on with another club  —  ST. PETERSBURG — At 40 years old, Mike Remlinger knows his pitching career won't last forever.  Still, he was understandably disappointed after being designated for assignment after Saturday night's game at Tampa Bay.