Nevin’s deadline now Tuesday

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Padres slugger Phil Nevin has until Tuesday night to decide whether to accept a proposed trade to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Sidney Ponson.

Nevin flew home from Philadelphia with the Padres after they lost their seventh straight game, and planned to spend Monday discussing the deal with his family.

Nevin has the right to block a trade to eight teams, including the Orioles.

Nevin didn’t play in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Phillies as the Padres fell to 0-6 on an East Coast road trip and to just one game over .500.

“I have a certain amount of time to make a decision and I’m going to use that time,” Nevin said afterward. “I want to talk about it with my family and kids. It’s a tough thing to talk to them about over the phone.”

In December 2002, Nevin blocked a deal that would have sent him to the Reds for Ken Griffey Jr.

Tuesday’s deadline will be an hour before the first pitch of the Padres’ next game, against the Cardinals at Petco Park.

Wood may go on DL

Cubs manager Dusty Baker said injured pitcher Kerry Wood, who will skip his scheduled start today due to a shoulder injury, might have to go back on the 15-day disabled list.

“Yeah, it’s a possibility,” Baker said before the Cubs played the Cardinals. “They said he was better today than yesterday, but still not quite ready.”

Wood, 3-3 with a 4.67 ERA in 10 starts, had a cortisone shot on Thursday after lasting only three innings and giving up three homers in a 9-3 loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday.

“Kevin Brown, roughed up again in his second start back from the disabled list, left the New York Yankees to have his ailing back checked.

Randy Johnson, who left Thursday night’s 6-5 loss to the Angels after six innings because of a twinge in his back, said he will make his scheduled start against Minnesota on Tuesday night in New York.

“The Giants activated outfielder Marquis Grissom from the 15-day disabled list.