Wang injury update  —  Chien-Ming Wang had an MRI at Columbia Presbyterian and was back at the park by the end of the game.  —  He is headed for the DL with what is being described as a strain with bursitis.  But everybody seems to think that he will be back within a month.

Bannister not sold on day-night split  —  Kansas City (34-46) vs. Chicago (42-39), 1:10 p.m. CT  —  KANSAS CITY — Those that know Brian Bannister know he is an analytical guy.  —  He studies stats.  He looks at trends.  Simply put, Bannister explores the game of baseball.

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... DEREK JETER  —  The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the Yankees captain for a wide-ranging interview that includes his thoughts on his future with the team, his side interests, the possibility of him ever getting married, and much more.

Game 81: Mets at Phillies  —  (UPDATED) PHILADELPHIA — The reeling Mets will try to avoid an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Phillies here this afternoon when ace Johan Santana takes the mound at Citizens Bank Park.  —  Santana is the midst of a worrisome stretch.

Several Rockies in line for All-Star nod  —  For the season's first two months, the Rockies were a modest team with much to be modest about.  Those days are over.  —  They are now a legitimate threat to make the playoffs, loaded with a handful of players who are performing as well as anybody in the league.

Safe at home: Cards' Pujols sets pace as All-Star starter  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols is the fans' choice to start the 80th All-Star game in St. Louis.  —  The first baseman was announced as the top vote-getter Sunday by Major League Baseball.

Jones, Young spark Rangers in rout of Price, Rays  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and the Texas Rangers roughed up David Price to win their fourth in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Saturday night.

Cheers for Ramirez in San Diego, but Certainly Not From the Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — It might have been 50 games worth of pent-up frustration.  It might have been a sense of responsibility to his teammates.  It might have been a sign of newly found vulnerability.

‘Let him swing the bat’  —  The lineup is the big news today, with Soriano hitting sixth.  And Lou says he's going to stick with it for a while.  —  Fukudome, CF  —  Theriot, SS  —  Lee, 1B  —  Bradley, RF  —  Fox, 3B  —  Soriano, LF  —  Soto, C  —  Fontenot, 2B  —  Harden, P

Pirates Notebook: Giants eye Sanchez, LaRoche  —  MIAMI — The Pirates and San Francisco have had trade talks regarding second baseman Freddy Sanchez and, to a lesser extent, first baseman Adam LaRoche, each of whom can be a free agent after this season.  —  The Giants have had a scout following Sanchez …

Madden: Minaya's Mets have issues  —  To borrow a couple of Yogi Berra's most famous observations, the Mets can thank the equally-bumbling defending world champion Phillies for this baseball season not being over 'till it's over and that, despite Omar Minaya's failure to make a deal, it hasn't yet gotten late early for them.

It Disgusts Me  —  When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer of 1938.  It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington.  If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for humidity sitting like a giant sweater on the city.