Arizona shows interest in Teixeira  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Arizona Diamondbacks, perhaps buoyed by an eight-game winning streak that came to a halt Sunday, have become late entrants into the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, three major league sources said Sunday.

LA Minors hitting coach Robinson dies  —  Ex-big leaguer was in second year in Dodgers organization  —  DENVER — Bill Robinson, the Dodgers' Minor League hitting coordinator, died Sunday, the club announced.  He was 64, and cause of death was not known.  Memorial services are pending.

TEAM-PLAYER CASTRO ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS  —  A few minutes after the skies opened and enough rain began to fall to halt play at Shea Stadium, Ramon Castro's cell phone was ringing.  Castro was in the clubhouse by then, removing his equipment and wondering who was on the other end of his phone in the middle of a game.

Dye has tools Sox need  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Of all the rumored deals you've heard associated with the Red Sox at the upcoming trade deadline, the one that has fallen through — at least for the time being — is probably the one that might have helped the Sox most.

Hall of Fame welcomes two class acts  —  Ripken, Gwynn inducted into Cooperstown's hallowed walls  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. were enshrined on a hot and glorious Sunday afternoon before, by far, the largest crowd in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum …

A Giant problem  —  Hitting No. 756 outside S.F. will be disaster for Bonds  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A 3-and-0 pitch from Florida righthander Sergio Mitre told you everything you needed to know about how important it is for Barry Bonds to keep history contained to his one safe house, AT&T Park.

Rogers to DL with tender elbow, Tata to start Monday in Oakland  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kenny Rogers is back on the disabled list, this time because of a tender left elbow.  The Tigers are hopeful he'll only miss a couple of starts.  Jordan Tata has been called up from Triple-A Toledo …

Trade Winds: Few deals in the works  —  Teams appear unwilling to part with prospects at deadline  —  Perhaps things will change as the hours until Tuesday's trade deadline dwindle.  That's always a possibility when general managers involved in numerous trade discussions wait for their counterparts to blink.

Could D-Rays Flip Dan Wheeler?  —  Keith Law raises a good point in his blog post today - the Devil Rays might be able to spin Dan Wheeler for a younger, cheaper player.  Law thinks it's very likely that Andrew Friedman and Co. will aggressively shop Wheeler in the next two days.

Angels pound Bonderman, sweep Tigers  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Three straight routs by Los Angeles left the Detroit Tigers wondering who the defending American League champions actually were — themselves or the Angels.  —  Gary Matthews Jr. drove in three runs, Garret Anderson …