TUESDAY'S TIDBITS Line of the Day Tsuyoshi Shinjo Had five of the Giants' 23 hits and two of their seven home runs in an 18-5 romp at Colorado. AB H RBI HR 6 5 5 2 Hero of the day A's first baseman Olmedo Saenz hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Oakland Athletics came from behind to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Tuesday night. Goat of the day Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki gave up two solo homers in the ninth inning in Seattle's 7-5 loss to the Royals. Sasaki has given up five earned runs all season -- four of those in the last three days. Injury report Rick Helling, the No. 3 pitcher in Arizona's rotation, was injured covering home plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers and had to leave the game in the sixth inning. X-rays of Helling's ankle were negative. He will be re-evaluated Wednesday Angels DH Brad Fullmer was scratched from Tuesday night's game because of flulike symptoms. Streak of the day After sweeping a doubleheader, the Red Sox have beaten the Blue Jays eight straight times. They meet again Wednesday and Thursday. Stat of the day There were 62 home runs hit Tuesday, shattering the previous MLB record of 57. Among them: Rafael Palmeiro hit his 465th homer, tying him with Dave Winfield for 22nd place all-time. Jim Thome went deep in his sixth straight game. Four players hit grand slams. Nine players hit two home runs each. Olmedo Saenz hit a pinch-hit, two-run walkoff shot in the A's 4-3 win over the Twins. The last word "We got taken to the shed, taken to the wood shed,'' Colorado manager Clint Hurdle said. ''We couldn't get outs. It was not a good outing.'' -- Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, after his team's 18-5 loss to the Giants.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Blue Jays at Red Sox
Toronto: The Blue Jays recalled C Josh Phelps from Triple-A Syracuse, and Phelps got his first major league hit. Toronto also recalled pitcher Mike Smith and sent pitcher Justin Miller back to the minors.... It was the third split-admission doubleheader in Toronto's franchise history. ... All five of Chris Carpenter's starts this year have been on the road. He came in 1-5 with a 5.75 ERA in his career against the Red Sox. ... Toronto is 1-7 against Boston this year. Boston: The Red Sox placed 2B Carlos Baerga on the disabled list and purchased the contract of P Wayne Gomes from Triple-A Pawtucket. ... Tim Wakefield had made 23 consecutive relief appearances. ... Johnny Damon's stolen base in the seventh gave Boston 48 -- two more than last year. ... Boston closer Ugueth Urbina got the day off to rest after throw

Indians at Yankees
Cleveland: INF Ricky Gutierrez was activated from the 15-day disabled list before the game. He'd been out since June 13 because of a strained left groin. Gutierrez started Tuesday night's game, batting eighth and playing second base. ... RF Matt Lawton returned to the starting lineup after missing five games because of a sore right shoulder and homered off Roger Clemens to lead off the game. ... Jim Thome also homered in the first inning, breaking a franchise-record by homering in his sixth straight game. New York: Roger Clemens made his fourth bid at career victory No. 289 on Tuesday night, having gone 0-1 in his previous three starts. He needed one win to pass Tommy John for 21st place on the all-time list. ... The Yankees are 44-0 when leading after eight innings. ... INF Ron Coomer remained day to day with a pinched nerve and muscle spasms in his neck. He has not played in the last eight games.

Devil Rays at Rangers
Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay entered the three-game series against Texas having won two straight series for only the second time this season. ...Wednesday night's starter, RHP Paul Wilson, will be making his 72nd career start, but just his first against the Rangers. Wilson is winless in his last eight starts and hasn't won since May 12. ...The club signed its 25th-round pick from the amateur free agent draft, RHP Brian Bulger of Georgia College. He becomes the 17th of the Rays' 50 picks to sign and will be assigned to Hudson Valley of the New York-Penn League. Texas: RHP Rudy Seanez had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back on Tuesday and will miss 6-to-8 weeks. ... RHP Jeff Zimmerman, the team's projected closer who has yet to pitch this season because of a right elbow injury, has been throwing in the bullpen as the next stage in his rehab schedule. ... Texas has gone 198 regular season games without being shut out at home, second-longest current streak in the majors and longest in team history. The Rangers were last shut out at home on April 8, 2000 by Toronto. Colorado has gone 251 games since last being shut out at Coors Field. Texas' streak is the longest in the AL since Cleveland went 220 games without a home shutout from 1998-2001.

Tigers at White Sox
Detroit: Manager Luis Pujols is waiting to make a decision on Bobby Higginson. Pujols is going to wait until Higginson tries running on his hamstring. "He's going to try to run 100 percent in the next day or two,'' said Pujols. Higginson has been out since June 9. Higginson is not expected to play against the White Sox during the three-game series. ... RHP Brian Moehler is expected to start sometime this week. Moehler has been on the 60-day disabled list since April 5 on right shoulder rehab. Pujols expects to make a move after he talks to GM David Dombrowski on Tuesday. Chicago: OF Magglio Ordonez wasn't voted in as the 30th player by the fans for the next week's All-Star game in Milwaukee. Ordonez is batting .315 on the season with 13 home runs and 60 RBI. Ordonez was a member on the last two American League teams. "Its something I wasn't really worried about,'' Ordonez said. ... Manager Jerry Manuel and GM Kenny Williams were faced with a tough decision when Sandy Alomar Jr. came off the DL on Sunday. When Alomar went on the DL he was he replaced by Josh Paul. During Paul's stint with the White Sox he batted .500 going 10 for 20. Paul was sent back down to Triple-A Charlotte. Alomar was placed on the disabled list with arm problems. "I have never been on the DL regarding my arm and never had problems with any shoulder problem so it was frustrating because I was doing good, now I have a little bump in the road, but everything seems to be OK.'' ... Manuel has not decided on an everyday closer yet. RHP Keith Foulke lost the role in early June and RHP Antonio Osuna replaced him. But Manuel will decide on who the closer is on a game by game basis. "Right now tonight it would probably be Osuna,'' said Manuel.

Orioles at Angels
Baltimore: The Orioles' schedule has them playing in New York on Sept. 11, the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. They were at Yankee Stadium on another mournful occasion back in 1979 -- the Yankees' first game after the death of Thurman Munson in his private plane. "It's certainly a much different circumstance, losing thousands of people in an attempted war, as opposed to one very good friend in an airplane crash,'' said 1B coach Rick Dempsey, who was an Orioles catcher at the time and attended his former Yankee teammate's funeral that afternoon in Canton, Ohio. "A lot of people lost very best friends on Sept. 11, so there will be a lot of memories at that time. It will certainly be an apprehensive series -- thinking that maybe some crazy people would want to try something really idiotic on a day like that. But I would think that security is going to be so tight that nobody would want to take a chance.'' Anaheim: Despite having the seventh-best record in baseball, the Angels will become the 19th team to reach the 1 million mark in attendance on Wednesday. "Growing up watching the team, the fans here are always a tough sell. They're going to show their belief in the team through the attendance,'' RHP Kevin Appier said. "And even though we've been playing well for a couple of months, it's probably going to take a little longer for them to be convinced of our ability. There's a lot of stuff for people to do out here, and they have to come from farther away. So it's a little tougher sell. You have to prove yourself longer here to draw.'' ... The return of utility INF Benji Gil from the DL and the improved play of Jose Nieves has translated into less playing time for 2B Adam Kennedy, who has been platooned a lot lately. "It's not easy, that's for sure, but I'm trying to make the best of it,'' Kennedy said. "Last year I didn't quite know how to deal with it. This year I've been trying to work extra hard when I'm not in there and not let maybe a lack of confidence affect me and how I prepare. But it's good that the three us are pulling for each other and are good friends away from this situation.'' ... DH Brad Fullmer was scratched from Tuesday night's game because of flulike symptoms.

Royals at Mariners
Kansas City: Manager Tony Pena wants to find a way to keep INF Luis Alicea in the lineup once 2B Carlos Febles returns from a leg injury, which could happen as soon as Wednesday or Thursday. As Febles' replacement, Alicea made his sixth straight start and is hitting .308 in his past six games in the leadoff hole. He said he is seeing the ball well and is gaining confidence. "I'm just happy I'm getting a chance to play,'' he said. "I'm going to keep working and getting better. It's great to get a chance to contribute.'' ... The Royals have used a total of 41 players this season after using 44 players in 2001. RHP Kris Wilson became the 41st player used by Kansas City this season when he made his season debut out of the bullpen in Monday's 7-0 loss to Seattle. ... The Royals entered Tuesday's game with a 171-142 all-time record against the Mariners, their best winning percentage against any team. Seattle: 3B Jeff Cirillo got the day off since he had been feeling ill Monday. Utility man Mark McLemore started at third in his place and Ruben Sierra in left field. ... Manager Lou Piniella called Yankees manager Joe Torre to campaign for LHP Jamie Moyer to be added to the AL All-Star team that Torre will manage. "He thanked me for the call and said he'd give it serious consideration,'' Piniella said. "He said he is thinking of another pitcher also.'' ... RHP Paul Abbott is wearing a sling on his throwing arm after having shoulder surgery Friday. He will wear the sling for three weeks, then begin range of motion exercises and other rehab work. He hopes to be 100 percent by January and ready for spring training. ... CF Mike Cameron batted in ninth. He's recently been hitting seventh and also has hit in the second and sixth slots this season. Piniella used Cameron in No. 9 spot "so I've got good speed in the ninth hole. We use the ninth hole basically as a speed hole 95 percent of the time.'' ... LHP Norm Charlton hopes to be available as soon as September. The 39-year-old reliever had surgery Jan. 28 to repair a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum. He's been throwing ever other day along with strength work. "I think most guys 35-plus play the game because they love playing the game. I love playing the game. If you tell me I can't do it, I will prove to you and myself that I can.''

Twins at Athletics
Minnesota: The Twins are unbeaten is four consecutive series overall, and four consecutive series at Oakland Coliseum, where they played the second of a three game set against the A's Tuesday night. Minnesota opened the series with a 5-4 victory. ... Double-A New Britain outfielder Lew Ford was named the Eastern League's Player of the Week after going 14-for-32 with three doubles, a home run and nine RBI. ... LHP Johan Santana's 1.88 ERA in June was second in the majors only to Jamie Moyer, with a 1.01 ERA. Santana was scheduled to start on Wednesday night against A's lefty Mark Mulder. ... The Twins were 5-4 against the A's last season. Oakland: The A's committed 10 errors in the first four games of their current homestand for a total of 52 this season. They committed at least one error in each of the four games. Oakland was 28-15 in games without an error and 18-21 in games with one or more. ... The A's have not had a player on the disabled list since David Justice was activated on June 4. It is the first time Oakland has gone more than four straight days without a player on the DL since 1989 when the A's were injury-free from July 31st until the end of the season. ... Wednesday's starter Mark Mulder went 6-0 in June with a 2.51 ERA, becoming the first pitcher to win six games in one month since Bob Welch did it in August 1990.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brewers at Pirates
Milwaukee: Jamey Wright's three-hitter against Pittsburgh on Monday night was the Brewers' sixth complete game this season. Going into this season, they had only nine complete games in their first four seasons in the NL. Milwaukee hasn't had seven complete games since 1995, when it played in the AL. ... Manager Jerry Royster hasn't been invited to any All-Star events and currently doesn't plan to attend the game. ... Richie Sexson could take part in Monday's Home Run Derby competition at the All-Star game. The top four home run hitters for each team are asked to take part, but some players usually decline the invitation. Sexson currently trails Sammy Sosa, Lance Berkman, Barry Bonds, Shawn Green, Vladimir Guerrero and Andruw Jones among NL All-Stars. ... RHP Nick Neugebauer (strained rotator cuff) has been throwing on the side in Pittsburgh and could begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis over the weekend. Pittsburgh: Manager Lloyd McClendon won't be surprised if RHP Kip Wells throws a no-hitter -- or two -- before his career is over. Wells came within five outs of a no-hitter Monday before giving up two hits in the eighth inning of a 2-0 loss to Milwaukee. McClendon said, "His slider, at times, is unhittable -- and I didn't think he had his best slider last night. I could see him having a couple of no-hitters before his career is over.'' ... RHP Ryan Vogelsong (reconstructive elbow surgery) will make his first rehabilitation start for Single-A Lynchburg on Wednesday. He has been sidelined since his Sept. 20 operation. Vogelsong injured his elbow in his only his second Pirates start after being traded by San Francisco. ... Mike Williams already owns the Pirates club record for saves before the All-Star break. He is one short of his career high of 24 saves set last season, before he was dealt to Houston on July 31 and became a setup man rest of the season.

Mets at Phillies
New York: After batting fifth for the first time since 1998, Roberto Alomar led off Tuesday. He walked and scored in the first inning and had an RBI double in the second. .. Manager Bobby Valentine has used 58 lineups in 82 games. ... Timo Perez has hit safely in 29 of his last 43 games. ... The Mets are the only team that has used only five starting pitchers this season. ... The Mets are 15-32 when scoring three runs or fewer. They had five in the first two innings Tuesday. Philadelphia: OF/1B Jeremy Giambi was out of the lineup for the second straight game with tendinitis in his wrist. Manager Larry Bowa said Giambi is day-to-day. ... The Phillies unveiled a dual Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn bobblehead doll that will be given to fans on Aug. 18. Kalas and Ashburn were broadcast partners for 27 years. Kalas will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Ashburn, a Hall of Fame player, died in 1997. ... After allowing three runs or fewer in four straight starts, Terry Adams gave up five runs in the first two innings Tuesday.

Astros at Reds
Houston: Lance Berkman homered in each of his first two at-bats, giving him 27 for the season. He has four multihomer games this season, 11 in his career. ... He also hit three homers against the Reds in a game at Cinergy Field on April 16 -- two off Jose Acevedo, one off Jose Rijo. He homered again the next day in Cincinnati, matching the club record with four homers in two consecutive games. ... Six of his 27 homers have come in five games at Cinergy this season. ... Berkman, the Astros' only All-Star representative, has homered in four of his last five games. ... Both of Berkman's homers Tuesday were off Joey Hamilton, whom he had never faced. ... The Astros put LHP Carlos Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list with a sore left shoulder. Hernandez, 22, hasn't won since May 31, going 0-2 in his last five starts with a 10.42 earned run average. He was scratched from a start last Thursday because the shoulder felt tight and lasted only 1 1-3 innings against the Reds on Monday night. Cincinnati: LHP Gabe White said his shoulder has been a little tight, but he's otherwise close to normal. White missed a week because of an infected pitching arm, but returned for a weekend series in St. Louis and threw two scoreless innings. ... RHP Joey Hamilton hasn't won since May 29. He gave up five runs in four innings Tuesday, leaving him with one victory and a 6.86 ERA in eight starts since he returned from a strained hamstring. ... Ken Griffey Jr. was the target of a couple of banners that were unfolded briefly before Tuesday's game. One in left field said, "Nice Without Griffey.'' Another in right field said, ''4 Reds Tickets -- $30, 4 Sodas -- $10, 4 Hot Dogs -- $15, Ken Griffey Jr. -- Worthless.'' Griffey is on the DL for the second time this season and won't return until after the All-Star game. He missed 6½ weeks with a torn tendon in his right knee, returned for two weeks and pulled his right hamstring. The Reds are 7-13 with Griffey in the starting lineup.

Expos at Braves
Montreal: RHP Bartolo Colon made his first start since coming from Cleveland in a trade last week. His last start for the Indians came against the Expos on June 22. He won that game, going eight innings and allowing two runs on nine hits. ... Colon throws in the high 90s, but he hasn't had a double-figure strikeout game this season. He struck out nine in back-to-back starts April 28 and May 4. ... LHP Joey Eischen hadn't given up a run in his previous 11 appearances out of the bullpen. He was 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA. Atlanta: Only three active players had faced Montreal RHP Bartolo Colon in the regular season before Tuesday. Henry Blanco, Darren Bragg and Vinny Castilla were a combined 3-for-20. ... LHP Damian Moss, who started Tuesday night, was allowing opponents a .199 batting average. That would lead the league, but he was two innings short of qualifying.

Cubs at Marlins
Chicago: The Cubs activated RHP Tom Gordon from the 60-day DL in time for Tuesday's game against the Marlins. Gordon, who had a torn muscle in the back of his shoulder, last pitched on Sept. 5. ...When the Cubs think about what has caused them to fall 14 games below .500, they need to look no further than their weak offensive numbers. They rank last in the NL with a .241 batting average and are tied for last in hits with 635 in 80 games. ...Gordon needs two saves to reach 100 and two strikeouts to reach the 1,500 plateau. Florida: The trade of Raul Mondesi to the Yankees has had a ripple effect through the Marlins' clubhouse, specifically OF Cliff Floyd. The acquisition of Mondesi likely ends talk of Floyd going to the Yankees. Floyd, who makes $6.5 million and is a free agent after this season, now awaits the July 31 deadline uncertain whether he'll remain with the Marlins or be dealt elsewhere. "You think it would happen,'' Floyd said. "Why wouldn't you want to trade a guy who is going to be a free agent? If you don't, you get nothing for him.'' ... With his third-inning single on Monday, Mike Lowell became the second-fastest Marlin to reach 100 hits in a season. Luis Castillo collected his 100th hit in his 79th game this year. It took Lowell 82 games to get hit No. 100. ... After getting rained out on Monday, RHP Josh Beckett pitched a simulated game on Tuesday and is scheduled to pitch for Class-A Jupiter Saturday.

Padres at Cardinals
San Diego: LHP Oliver Perez is the second Padres starter to give up four homers in a start this year, giving up seven runs in six innings Monday against the Cardinals. The Cubs victimized RHP Brett Tomko on May 2. But the Cardinals were impressed with the skills and composure of Perez, 20, the youngest player in the major leagues. "He's going to throw a no-hitter in this league one of these days,'' manager Tony La Russa said. "He just made a few location mistakes.'' ... CF Mark Kotsay is tied for second in the majors with nine assists, including five in the last 13 games. He leads the majors with 66 assists since the start of the 1998 season. ... RHP Brian Lawrence, who squandered a five-run first-inning lead in his last start in Friday's 14-10 loss at Kansas City, makes his team-leading 18th start in the series finale at St. Louis on Wednesday. Nine current Cardinals are a combined 4-for-26 against Lawrence, with only Jim Edmonds (2-for-3) getting more than one hit. St. Louis: If LHP Rick Ankiel makes it back to the major leagues this year, it'll likely be as a relief pitcher and not a starter. Ankiel hasn't pitched since his lone spring training start on March 3, due to elbow tendinitis. "You can get him conditioned to throw 15-30 pitches in two weeks and he can have a responsibility that's not overwssa said. "You're a starter, it's a hell of a responsibility. We'd love to have him here pitching in our bullpen and then in the rotation next year.'' There's no firm plan for Ankiel's next step on the slow comeback trail, though. "It kind of is flexible, day to day, depending on how he feels,'' La Russa said. "I'm not sure what day today is.'' ... CF Jim Edmonds said his sore right wrist, which landed him on the disabled list last month, has been feeling better the last few days. Edmonds hit an upper-deck home run estimated at 457 feet on Monday. ... SS Edgar Renteria got a day off Tuesday after starting 29 straight games. La Russa gave 2B Fernando Vina the day off on Monday.

Giants at Rockies
San Francisco: Manager Dusty Baker normally gets in at least a morning of fishing with a local guide from Loveland, Colo., but he didn't this trip. "I left the rod and reel behind,'' Baker said. "There wasn't time and there were things involving the ballclub that I had to attend to.'' ... One was to monitor the injuries of OF Marvin Benard (sore left knee) and 1B J.T. Snow (turf toe). Benard struck out as a pinch hitter Monday while Snow was a defensive replacement in the ninth inning. "We are hopeful they are progressing,'' Baker said. "But we will be watching them both closely until they are back at a full time basis.'' ... 2B Jeff Kent has flourished since moving from cleanup to the third spot in the lineup, but it hasn't helped Barry Bonds. Kent is 13-for-24 with three home runs and 15 RBI over the last five games while Bonds is 2-for-15 with no home runs in the cleanup spot. "There is no explanation for either,'' Baker said. "Maybe it was time for Barry to scuffle and Jeff to get hot.'' ... The Giants entered Tuesday's game with a major league-leading 96 double plays turned. Colorado: Manager Clint Hurdle said he isn't concerned about the mindset of closer Jose Jimenez after he blew a save in an 8-6 loss to the Giants Monday night. "He's matured into this role. He's accepted the challenge of being the closer. His comments now are that he's ready to get the ball again and that's the mentality you have to have.'' ... Hurdle said the Rockies didn't take a different approach to facing Jeff Kent even though he's been on a tear for nearly a week. "We didn't try to pitch Kent any differently than we normally would do. We made some mistakes and he made us pay for them.'' ... LHP Kent Mercker has started tossing a ball around and is scheduled to have pins removed from his left hand later this week. Mercker had surgery June 5 after a comebacker split the webbing between his fingers. ... Hurdle said INF Terry Shumpert is still being bothered by a sore knee. "Sometimes it looks like he's flying around there and other times it looks like he walking back to the huddle like Jim Brown.'' ... Hurdle said SS Juan Uribe's struggles at the plate -- 3-for-36 before Tuesday -- may be because he's too anxious. "If we could just get him to put a little weight on that back foot and stay back until the pitcher lets go of the ball, he'll be all right.''

Dodgers at Diamondbacks
Los Angeles: RF Shawn Green was back in the lineup after sitting out the series opener Monday against left-hander Randy Johnson. "I'm excited. I'd like to go out there and try to do something good,'' said Green, who also was nursing a sore left thumb after colliding with CF Dave Roberts on Saturday. ... 2B Mark Grudzielanek fared worse in another collision with a teammate. Grudzielanek got a concussion when he ran into Brian Jordan's knee on Sunday, and the headaches returned when he took batting practice Monday. He missed his second straight game, with Alex Cora getting his seventh start at second. ... C Paul Lo Duca has 29 multihit games after going 2-for-5 Monday night. ... The Dodgers could win for the 10th time in 14 road series by beating the Diamondbacks in this game or Wednesday's. ... Manager Jim Tracy said RHP Darren Dreifort, who tore an elbow ligament on June 29, 2001, and had surgery 10 days later, will pitch live for the first time since on Friday in St. Louis. Arizona: The Diamondbacks are 48-33 at the halfway mark, two games worse than their record a year ago. ... 1B Mark Grace broke his toe Sunday in the visitor's clubhouse in Cleveland, but believes he can play if called upon. With Erubiel Durazo on the 15-day DL, the Diamondbacks are down to Greg Colbrunn, but manager Bob Brenly believes he has capable replacements. "Chris Donnels can play first base, (Craig) Counsell can play first base, Steve Finley can play first, pitch or catch,'' Brenly said. "Rod Barajas can play there. We have some options available if necessary.'' ... Durazo has been on the DL six times in the last 3½ years, a puzzling streak of bad luck. "I always just played,'' Durazo said. "It's just a bad year.'' ... To replace Durazo, the Diamondbacks called up INF Alex Cintron was called up from Triple-A Tucson for the third time, and he started at shortstop this game in place of Tony Womack. ... Brenly also shook up the lineup, sitting Finley, moving Quinton McCracken from RF to CF and putting Jose Guillen in right.