Mets left stranded with another loss  —  LOS ANGELES - Move over Pat Burrell, there's a new Met-killer in the National League.  And his name is Blake DeWitt.  —  Never heard of him?  Well, most Mets probably didn't either before the start of this three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Miscues land DeRosa, Fontenot on bench  —  CINCINNATI — The day after the Cubs allowed the Reds to beat them on nothing but unearned runs, the players who made the errors were on the bench, and manager Lou Piniella promised a new and improved look on defense.

Agent Boras defends client Perez  —  LOS ANGELES - Agent Scott Boras refused to accept that his client, Mets left-hander Oliver Perez, is “erratic.”  —  After winning his first two decisions, Perez has lost his last three, and his ERA is just south of 5.00.

Hopefully, Joba learned rules  —  It makes sense, if you think about it.  If Joba Chamberlain celebrates strikeouts with a fist pump, serving up a day's work for Mike and the Mad Dog in the process, then there's symmetry to his reaction last night.  —  We've just never seen Joba in such a setting before.

Wrapping up Ian Kennedy … A lot of what Kennedy said after the game focused on the fact that he felt something like this coming.  He felt better his last two starts and after sending the side down in order the first two innings on Thursday, he thought that would be the start that broke him out of his funk.

Texas Rangers ' Broussard losing time at first  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  SEATTLE - The descent for Ben Broussard has taken only five weeks.  He's gone from everyday first baseman to a platoon and now to the bench.  —  The only step left might be a ticket out of the Rangers organization.

Texas clobbers M's pitching in 10-1 romp  —  Baseball is a nine-inning game.  —  But not the way the Mariners and Rangers play it.  With them, three innings is plenty.  —  Mariners starter Miguel Batista couldn't find the strike zone with a global positioning system and was out of Tuesday's 10-1 loss …

Tonight's The Night  —  It's Time.  —  Way back in October 2004, I started writing the blog, not really knowing what to expect, and certainly not expecting that it would get to be as big (relatively speaking) as it is, nor would it have given me some of the opportunities it has.

No punishment expected over White Sox dolls  —  Officials from commissioner Bud Selig's office contacted the White Sox on Tuesday to discuss the team's controversial display of two inflatable dolls in their clubhouse over the weekend in Toronto, but no punishment is expected to be handed down …

Royals keeping Draft cards close  —  Local pitching stars Crow, Melville could be possibilities  —  KANSAS CITY — Around here, of course, 2005 was the year of the Alex Gordon Draft.  —  Gordon was the overall No. 2 choice by the Royals that year after the Diamondbacks made Justin Upton the top pick of the First-Year Player Draft.

Nardi speaks, we all listen  —  Talked to Nardi Contreras after the game, which means I briefly discussed a lot of pitchers.  —  Left yesterday's game because of a blister.  —  Throwing batting practice, facing live hitters.  “Might get in a game next week,” Contreras said.  —  Humberto Sanchez

Omar sees Pedro's progress  —  LOS ANGELES - GM Omar Minaya visited Port St. Lucie Tuesday, where he had a chance to watch Pedro Martinez throw a bullpen session as well as see reliever Matt Wise pitch Tuesday night.  Assistant GM John Ricco said Martinez's most recent throwing session …

Injured Marlins making progress  —  Willingham could be back as early as next week  —  MIAMI — The Marlins are hopeful that left fielder Josh Willingham will be ready for game action within the next week.  Whether that is realistic remains to be seen.  —  More will be known in the next few days.

Unlike Most at 28, Wang Is Evolving as a Pitcher  —  It's easy to forget how young Chien-Ming Wang is in baseball years.  Most 28-year-olds who have enjoyed anything like the kind of success he has — he won 19 games in each of his first two full seasons with the Yankees …

Bad outing raises red flag for Rockies  —  Redman's future is in doubt after loss to Cardinals  —  The Rockies have a week to decide about the future of left- hander Mark Redman on their major league staff.  —  He hasn't done much to make a case for himself.

Are the Salt Lake Bees Worth All the Buzz?  —  As just about every minor league fan knows by now, the Salt Lake Bees of the Pacific Coast League (Triple-A) have been very, very good this season.  The club was 23-2 in the month of April.  The Bees have had a little tougher going in May with a 2-4 record …

Homecoming for Hinske in Toronto  —  Tampa Bay (17-15) at Toronto (16-18), Weds., 7:07 p.m. ET  —  TORONTO — Playing in the Rogers Centre is something that Eric Hinske is very familiar with, as the Rays utility man was a member of the Blue Jays organization for the first five years of his career.