SUNDAY'S TIDBITS Line of the Day Raul Ibanez Hit a grand slam, a three-run homer for seven RBI -- all before the third inning! AB H RBI HR 4 2 7 2 Hero of the day Indians outfielder Bill Selby sent Jacobs Field into a frenzy with a two-out, walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Indians a 10-7 win over the Yankees. In total, Cleveland scored six times off closer Mariano Rivera in the final frame. Goat of the day Red Sox closer Ugueth Urbina threw only one pitch Sunday, but that was all Blue Jays 3B Eric Hinske needed. Hinske homered on Urbina's first offering in the bottom of the ninth, giving Toronto a 6-5 victory. Injury report Rangers OF Rusty Greer traveled back to Arlington Sunday to undergo tests on his sore back. Manager Jerry Narron said Greer would most likely be examined on Monday. Yankees OF Raul Mondesi could return to the lineup against his former team in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday. "He still feels the pain, so it might be another day or so,'' manager Joe Torre said about Mondesi's return. Streak of the day Cardinals starter Bud Smith, who looked so promising a year ago, finally picked up his first win of the season. Smith tossed seven shutout innings to beat the Padres, snapping his streak of nine starts without a victory in 2002. Stat of the day Rangers SS Alex Rodriguez hit his 30th and 31st homers of the season Sunday, reaching the 30-homer mark faster than any shortstop in history. The last word "The whole thing made baseball look like a joke. Nobody was thinking. The quality of intellectual effort was very, very low. How do you screw up an All-Star Game? These guys managed to do that. That's pretty hard to do. It's almost impossible to have an All-Star Game end on a disastrous note." -- Former baseball commissioner Fay Vincent, on the All-Star Game tie.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers at Twins
Texas: Alex Rodriguez's two homers Sunday gave him his sixth 30-homer season, breaking Ernie Banks' record for shortstops. Rodriguez homered in his third straight game and has homered in six of his last eight. "That shows why he's the best player in the league,'' manager Jerry Narron said. ... OF Rusty Greer returned to Arlington on Sunday after being scratched from the lineup Saturday with a sore back. Narron said Greer will probably be evaluated Monday. ... RHP Dave Burba's last 10 hits allowed have all gone for extra bases (2 homers, 8 doubles). ... LHP Kenny Rogers gave the Rangers a taste of what they'd be missing if he leaves. In Saturday night's 8-1 win over the Twins, Rogers, who is signed through 2002, only allowed one Twins batter to notch more than one hit and became Texas' first 10-game winner this season. Rafael Palmeiro said he hopes the 13-year veteran will stay around for a little while longer. "Why not build our pitching staff around a guy like Kenny? He's been around a long time and he knows how to keep his team in the game,'' he said.

Minnesota: Manager Ron Gardenhire and SS Cristian Guzman were both ejected in the first inning for arguing with plate umpire Chris Guccione, who gave Burba the OK to deliver his two-out pitch while Guzman was still outside the batter's box. Guzman argued the call all the way to the dugout and was thrown out. Gardenhire said Guzman was looking down for a sign while Guccione told him to get into the box. When Guzman didn't immediately step in, Guccione told Burba to pitch, Gardenhire said. "That's ridiculous,'' Gardenhire said. After Guccione called Doug Mientkiewicz out to end the inning on an inside pitch, Gardenhire came out to protest both calls and was ejected. "I will fight for my players,'' he said. Gardenhire has been thrown out four times in just more than three months. His predecessor, Tom Kelly, had five ejections in more than 15 years. ... LHP Jose Rodriguez (left elbow) joined a host of Twins pitchers on the DL Sunday. Rodriguez (0-1) relieved starter Juan Rincon in Saturday night's 8-1 loss. He gave up four runs and four hits in two-thirds of an inning. He has a 14.73 ERA in four appearances for the Twins this season. Rodriguez joins the likes of relievers Bob Wells and Jack Cressend and starters Brad Radke, Joe Mays and Matt Kinney on the DL. ... RHP Kevin Frederick was called up from Triple-A Edmonton to take Rodriguez's spot on the roster. Frederick was 3-5 with a 4.73 ERA and 16 saves for Edmonton this season. ... Twins RHP Bob Wells (right elbow) began a rehab assignment with Edmonton.

Athletics at Orioles
Oakland: The A's went 5-4 against the Orioles this year, the fourth straight time Oakland has won the season series. ... Jermaine Dye's homer Sunday was his first since June 20. He had five consecutive hits and a walk over two games before being retired in the eighth inning. ... P Mike Magnante made his first appearance in 15 games when he relieved Lidle in the sixth inning. ... The six earned runs allowed by Lidle tied his season high. ... The A's are 15-20 against the AL East after going 31-14 last year.

Baltimore: OF Chris Richard (shoulder surgery) will join Triple-A Rochester on Monday to resume his rehabilitation assignment. ... Jay Gibbons' 16 homers, and the five RBI he had Sunday, are both career highs. ... RHP Rodrigo Lopez won his fourth game when starting after a Baltimore loss. He's 4-0 with two no-decisions in that situation. Lopez is 3-0 in three July starts and has allowed three or fewer earned runs in 11 of his 15 starts.... Tony Batista's RBI double in the third inning Sunday snapped a 21-inning scoreless streak for the Orioles. ... Baltimore is 13-27 when the opposition scores first.

Yankees at Indians
New York: The Yankees' 10-7 loss Sunday was their first this season when leading after eight innings. They are 51-1 this year and 690-23 since 1994 in that situation. ... OF Raul Mondesi could return to the lineup against his former team in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday. "He still feels the pain, so it might be another day or so,'' manager Joe Torre said about Mondesi's return. Mondesi has not played since running into the outfield wall in Cleveland on Friday night. ... OF Bernie Williams has a 12-game hitting streak and has gone 13 for his last 28 (.464). ... LHP Mike Stanton made his 802nd career appearance Sunday, fifth among active pitchers behind Jesse Orosco, John Franco, Dan Plesac and Mike Jackson -- all lefties except Jackson. ... OF Rondell White has 18 hits in his last 54 at-bats (.333) to raise his average to .267.

Cleveland: Manager Joel Skinner credited the bullpen for "giving us a chance to win'' in the 10-7 comeback triumph Sunday. RHPs Chad Paronto and Mark Wohlers worked four scoreless innings and LHP Ricardo Rincon a scoreless 1 2/3 for his first win since last Sept. 22. ... Bill Selby's walkoff grand slam was the Indians' fifth at Jacobs Field since the ballpark opened in 1994. The others were by Albert Belle (twice), Sandy Alomar Jr., and Omar Vizquel. ... RHP David Riske gave up two runs (both homers) in two innings of a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Akron. They were the first runs he allowed in six innings overall as the rhabs from lower back and hamstring problems. ... RHP Charles Nagy allowed four runs and 11 hits over seven innings during his rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo.

Red Sox at Blue Jays
Boston: RHP Rolando Arrojo (sore right shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day DL on Monday and will start against Detroit. RHP Tim Wakefield was scheduled to start Monday, but the team decided to put him in the bullpen. "I'd love to start, but for the teams sake it's better for me to pitch out of the bullpen,'' Wakefield said. "We're short on arms down there.'' ... Starter Pedro Martinez hit two Blue Jays batters, raising his AL-leading total to 11. ... The Red Sox have lost just five of their last 19 games at SkyDome.

Toronto: INF Dave Berg played right field in place of Jose Cruz, who aggravated his left hamstring on Saturday. Cruz is day to day. Berg went 0-for-5. ... Closer Kelvim Escobar blew his fifth save. ... The Blue Jays have won three straight for the first time since June 22-25. ... RHP Cliff Politte, acquired from Philadelphia for LHP Dan Plesac, recorded his sixth hold of the season. ... 1B Carlos Delgado went 4-for-11 in the four-game series against Boston.

White Sox at Tigers
Chicago: With the team nine games out of first and five games below .500, both season highs, GM manager Ken Williams dismissed talk that manager Jerry Manuel's job was in danger. "Jerry Manuel is the manager of the White Sox,'' Williams said. "The most difficult part of (this season) is that the talent level is such that you keep waiting for a turnaround. If we had the answers, we would have taken steps by now.'' Referring to the nine managers who have already been fired this season, Williams said "the 10th will not be coming from the South Side of Chicago.'' ... Manuel gave a day off to Frank Thomas and Royce Clayton, who both have been struggling at the plate, and put Paul Konerko in the DH spot. "You have to be careful to make sure you give guys time off when they need it, not when the schedule dictates,'' Manuel said. ... Ray Durham's first-inning triple Sunday was his 400th career extra-base hit, moving him into eighth place all-time with the White Sox.

Detroit: Manager Luis Pujols said one key to Saturday's doubleheader sweep was superior pitch location by starters Brian Moehler and Mike Maroth. "To me, location is a big thing,'' he said. "Obviously, location was a big thing for (Moehler). He broke more bats (Saturday) than guys who throws 96, 97 mph.'' ... Jose Lima, set to start for the first time in nearly three months on Monday, will throw only 50-to-60 pitches, Pujols said. ... This weekend's five-game series, which came about due to a rainout in April, was the first for the Tigers since July 1-4, 1994, when they lost four out of five at Texas.

Mariners at Devil Rays
Seattle: RF Ichiro Suzuki was hitless in four at-bats Sunday after going 2-for-5 in the each of the previous three games at Tampa Bay. He had his first career two homer game Saturday. "He's going to get all kinds of hits,'' Devil Rays manager Hal McRae said. "Hard hits, infield hits, bloopers. He's a good hitter. He keeps the barrel of the bat in the strike zone for a long time, so he's going to get his hits. He can do it all.'' ... The failure of the Mariners bullpen to hold a one-run lead Saturday for starter James Baldwin -- who received a no decision in the 4-3, 10 inning loss to Tampa Bay -- kept the right-hander from going 15-1 in non-retractable roof dome stadiums. His record is 4-0 at both Tropicana Field and SkyDome, 3-1 in the Metrodome, 2-0 at the Kingdome and 1-0 in the Astrodome. ... SS Carlos Guillen was out of the starting lineup against Tampa Bay LHP Wilson Alvarez. He has experienced problems batting from the right side because of a sore finger.

Tampa Bay: LHP Wilson Alvarez struggled for the second straight time Sunday, which has placed his next starting assignment date in limbo. "I don't know exactly what we're going to do,'' manager Hal McRae said. Alvarez missed the past two seasons with a left rotator cuff injury. ... McRae said rookie RHP Jorge Sosa, who will pitch in place of suspended LHP Joe Kennedy on Tuesday, will also get a second start. Kennedy is expected to pitch Friday. ... C Toby Hall threw out all four Seattle runners attempting to steal over the past two games. He was just one for his previous nine. ... RHP Ryan Rupe will likely be limited to around 80 pitches in Monday's game against Oakland. It will be his first outing since going on the 15-day disabled list June 25 with right knee tendinitis. ... RHP Tanyon Sturtze has worked nine innings and not received a complete game or decision in four of his past seven starts. It's the biggest total since former St. Louis LHP John Tudor had five such starts, including three straight at one point, in 1986.

Angels at Royals
Anaheim: The Angels said they had no word yet on the status of closer Troy Percival, who was sent back to Anaheim to have doctors examine an infection in his right foot. Manager Mike Scioscia said they should know something by Monday. ... RHP Russ Ortiz has given up a major league-worst 28 homers. ... Troy Glaus' RBI single in the sixth snapped a 14-inning scoreless string.

Kansas City: 1B Mike Sweeney was scratched from the lineup with what the Royals said was lower back stiffness. He said later the back "locked up'' on him before batting practice. "I'm fine,'' he said. ... Raul Ibanez hit the third grand slam of the season for the Royals. Chuck Knoblauch hit one at Boston on April 9 and Carlos Beltran had one at Texas on May 31.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves at Expos
Atlanta: LHP Damian Moss allowed seven hits and eight walks in 5 2/3 innings in the Braves' 10-3 loss to Montreal. Moss has allowed 53 walks in 93 2/3 innings this season. RHPs Kevin Gryboski and Tim Spooneybarger walked three more as the Expos drew 11 walks in the game. ... Atlanta split the four-game series to end a series of 13 straight series wins. The Braves lost two in a row for the first time since June 16-18 as they fell short of the franchise record of 14 straight series wins set by the 1893 Boston Beaneaters and tied by the 1993 Braves. ... RF Gary Sheffield doubled in the third to set a new team record by reaching base in 40 straight games. Sheffield, who moved past Chipper Jones' 39-game streak in 1999, went 7-for-15 with two homers and six RBI in the series.

Montreal: A Tim Raines bobblehead promotion helped draw 25,109 to Olympic Stadium -- only Montreal's third crowd over 20,000 this season -- as the second-place Expos split the four-game series to draw to within 9{ games of the Braves in the NL East. The series drew a combined total of 68,555, increasing Montreal's total attendance to 397,213 through 43 home games. Sunday's crowd increased the Expos' average home attendance from 8,860 per game to 9,238. Montreal drew just 642,748 last season, averaging 7,935 per game. ... LF Wil Cordero hit his third career grand slam and had five RBI. Cordero, who started in left field in place of newly acquired Cliff Floyd, hit his first grand slam since April 29, 1998, against Baltimore while playing for the Chicago White Sox. He hit his first career grand slam on July 10, 1994, against Houston during his first stint with Montreal. ... Cordero had a career-high six RBI for Pittsburgh on July 5, 2000, against the Chicago Cubs. ... RF Vladimir Guerrero drew four straight walks after flying to right in the first. Guerrero showed uncustomary patience as 19 of his 50 walks this season have been intentional. "It was just that they weren't going to pitch to him,'' Expos manager Frank Robinson said. "That was the main thing. He does show patience from time to time but he's very aggressive -- the most aggressive hitter here on the ballclub -- and I don't mind that.''

Phillies at Mets
Philadelphia: RHP Brandon Duckworth is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts against the Mets this year. ... Mets nemesis Pat Burrell went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks. He is hitting .381 (16-for-42) against them this season, and has 14 homers and 41 RBI career against New York -- his most against any team. ... The Phillies have won just three times all year when trailing after six innings.

New York: The New York Post reported the Boston Red Sox are interested in reacquiring 1B Mo Vaughn. "I don't really know much about it. You don't know what's in the minds of general managers and owners at this point in time,'' Vaughn said. "There's been a lot of names going around, it's not just one person. All I can say about Boston is that it's a familiar place.'' Vaughn, who has a full no-trade clause in his contract for the rest of this season, said he planned to talk to his agent after the game. "I love being here. I love what New York brings. I just wish I had a few more hits,'' he said. GM Steve Phillips seemed a bit annoyed by the whole thing. "As a practice, I don't comment on specific trade rumors,'' he said. "The majority of them are make-believe. It makes you wonder where it comes from. It's frustrating. All it does is create a stir in the clubhouse.'' The Mets, who are 12{ games out of first place in the NL East, had an opening day payroll of $95 million and a record under .500 -- prompting legitimate speculation they might look to deal some of their high-priced veterans before the trade deadline. "I don't anticipate a large number of moves,'' Phillips said. "Unless we get some talent back, I don't anticipate giving guys away.'' ... RHP Steve Trachsel, on the DL with a strained back muscle, will make a rehabilitation start for Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday. ... RHP Armando Benitez has converted 105 of 115 save chances (91.3 percent) over the last three years, the best percentage in the majors.

Reds at Astros
Cincinnati: Adam Dunn walked twice, giving him a team-leading 81 walks this season. He's on pace to break Joe Morgan's club mark of 132 set in 1975. ...The Reds came into the game hitting only .223 with men in scoring position, led by Jason LaRue's .271 (16-for-59) average.

Houston: Craig Biggio didn't start the first two games of the Reds series because of migraine headaches and now says he doesn't know what caused them. "It might have been something I ate, I don't know,'' Biggio said. "But I'm glad it's behind me. It was very difficult to concentrate when I had them.'' Biggio returned to the lineup and went 2-for-5 Sunday. ... Dave Mlicki, who was in the Astros starting rotation before a strained intercostal muscle sidelined him May 26, is scheduled to throw another rehab assignment at Triple-A New Orleans on Tuesday. After that, he could be called back up within the next week.

Pirates at Brewers
Pittsburgh: Count Milwaukee manager Jerry Royster among the fans of Pirates 2B Pokey Reese, who has made several outstanding defensive plays against the Brewers this season. "That guy's magnificent,'' Royster said. "Other guys are good and great, he's magnificent.'' Pittsburgh manager Lloyd McClendon agrees. "His range is second to none,'' McClendon said. "I've said all along that he'd make us 10 or 12 games better this year with his defense alone. He's been tremendous for us.'' ... After Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Brewers, Pittsburgh is 10-3 against Milwaukee this season. ... Kip Wells won his 10th game, matching last year's total with the White Sox. He wants to see how many more games he and the team can win. "Hopefully, I can continue to have more success and, hopefully, success breeds success,'' Wells said. ... The Pirates hit one home run Sunday, giving them 22 in 13 games against the Brewers this season. They have 55 in 78 games against all other opponents.

Milwaukee: All-Star SS Jose Hernandez celebrated his 33rd birthday Sunday by participating with his children in the annual father-child game, then belted a three-run homer in the second inning and a solo homer in the seventh, giving him 17 this season. ... CF Jeffrey Hammonds was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday with a stiff neck. ...1B Richie Sexson returned to the lineup after missing two games with tendinitis in the left hamstring. ... LF Alex Sanchez continues to be the bright spot for the team, batting .300, reducing his baserunning mistakes and showing improvement in left field after playing center field most of the time. "He's doing a lot of exceptional things for a rookie,'' manager Jerry Royster said. "I don't know how many times he's come through in the clutch.'' ... After going 7-6 on a two-week road trip before the All-Star break, Milwaukee lost three straight to Pittsburgh before avoiding a four-game sweep with a 5-3 win Sunday. Still, the Brewers are 19-27 at home in 2002.

Marlins at Cubs
Florida: RHP Julian Tavarez said there should be no hard feelings with good friend and former teammate Sammy Sosa. Tavarez hit Sosa in the back with a pitch in the fourth inning Saturday, upsetting the Cubs' slugger, who raised his hands as if to ask "Why?'' as he walked inside the baseline to first. Benches briefly cleared as the players argued and, later in the game, Sosa slid aggressively into home plate with Tavarez covering. Cubs manager Bruce Kimm said he thought Tavarez intentionally threw at Sosa, a charge the right-hander denied Sunday. "I tried to throw inside (but) it hit him. Nothing happened,'' said Tavarez, who came in a trade with the Cubs in March. "I didn't think it was a big deal. Me and Sammy are still friends.'' ... Marlins' batters lead the NL and are second in the majors in strikeouts, and manager Jeff Torborg said not much can be done about it. "That's the kind of hitters they are. It's not going to change a whole lot. You live with it. That's why we like to run so much, to try and steal some runs,'' said Torborg, whose club leads the NL in steals and is fifth in runs scored.

Chicago: The Cubs improved to 4-1 under manager Bruce Kimm, whom several players, including Sammy Sosa, credit with changing the mood in the locker room. "What is different is, he talks to everybody and tries to be positive with each player,'' Sosa said. "He's an alert guy, he's on top of everything. It's a different attitude you see in the clubhouse. It's nice to have those kinds of feelings. Hopefully, we can continue it.'' ... Since Kimm was named manager July 5, Cubs pitchers have a 1.94 ERA over 51 innings. ... IF Mark Bellhorn has responded well to leading off. In his last 21 plate appearances over four starts, he is 6-for-16 with four walks and six runs scored. "I really just wanted to get Corey Patterson down in the lineup and Bellhorn was the guy that most looked like a leadoff hitter,'' Kimm said. "He's hot right now.'' ... 1B Fred McGriff was rested Sunday so he could be fresh for the next two days against Atlanta, when the Cubs play a night game Monday followed by an afternoon contest.

Cardinals at Padres
St. Louis: The Cardinals had 13 hits Sunday en route to a 4-1 win over the Padres. St. Louis won the season series against San Diego for the fourth straight year. ... St. Louis is 26-4 against the Padres since the start of the 1999 season. ... Making his first start at Qualcomm Stadium since no-hitting the Padres on Sept. 3, Bud Smith allowed just three hits in seven scoreless innings for his first win of 2002. He faced just three batters over the minimum.

San Diego: The Padres have gone homerless in three of their last four home series. ... Padres rookie lefty Oliver Perez (3-1, 3.45) will start Monday night against Colorado on seven days' rest. In his last start, he struck out 13, a Padres rookie record, in 6 2/3 innings in a 7-1 win at Colorado. ... Plate umpire C.B. Bucknor was hit in the side of his mask and staggered back several steps when Gonzalez missed a high fastball from Kevin Pickford in the top of the ninth. Fernando Vina also missed the pitch on a bunt attempt. Bucknor shook it off and remained in the game.

Diamondbacks at Dodgers
Arizona: The Diamondbacks, trying to wrap up their first four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium ever in Sunday's finale, already assured themselves of winning their second series of the season against Los Angeles by taking the first three games. ... With the win in Saturday's 7-5 decision over the Dodgers, Brian Anderson won three consecutive starts for the first time since Arizona's inaugural season in 1998, when he won three from Aug. 23-Sept. 3. ... By earning saves in each of the first three games of the series against the Dodgers, closer Byung-Hyun Kim tied a club record already shared by Gregg Olson and Matt Mantei. ... C Damian Miller, who left Friday's game with back spasms, was not in the lineup on Sunday and is still day to day.

Los Angeles: After concluding their series at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will meet seven times more during the regular season. Los Angeles also has 13 games remaining against San Francisco, which also is in the thick of the NL West race. ... After averaging 3.45 runs in their first 40 games, the Dodgers have averaged 5.16 runs a contest while going 32-19 in their last 51 games. ... Going into Sunday's game, the Dodgers' pinch-hitters led the NL with a .281 batting average (36-for-128) and are just one of two teams in the league whose pinch-hitters are batting above .250. Dave Hansen has six pinch-hits this year, tying him on the club's career list with Manny Mota at 106.

Rockies at Giants
Colorado: OF Larry Walker had another rough day at Pacific Bell Park, which the power-hitting outfielder readily admits he hates for its pitcher-friendly winds and unconventional dimensions. In the sixth inning Sunday, Walker ran into the wall along the right-field line while chasing a foul ball; the collision knocked out his wind and caused him to swallow a large bunch of sunflower seeds. "He was still spitting them up in the eighth inning,'' manager Clint Hurdle said with a chuckle. Walker also hasn't fully recovered from the bruised right elbow he incurred when he was hit with a pitch last week. It has limited the throwing effectiveness of one of the game's best defensive outfielders. ... Terry Shumpert's solo homer Sunday ended the Rockies' franchise-record six-game homerless streak. The previous record for the homer-happy 10-year-old franchise was five games, which happened five times previously. ... The Rockies put C Bobby Estalella on the 15-day DL with shoulder problems. Estalella hasn't played since July 6. Colorado recalled C Walt McKeel, a veteran minor leaguer who was hitting .210 for Triple-A Colorado Springs.

San Francisco: Former MVP Jeff Kent's July tear continued Sunday. Kent went 3-for-4 with a double against Colorado, boosting his average to .334. It was Kent's NL-leading 39th multihit game. Since he moved to the No. 3 spot in the lineup 14 games ago, Kent is hitting .484 with three homers and 17 RBI. ... It was Rich Aurilia Bobblehead Doll day at Pacific Bell Park on Sunday, but Aurilia didn't play. His replacement, Ramon Martinez, made an error that led to a two-run single by Gary Bennett, but Martinez redeemed himself with a two-run homer off Colorado closer Jose Jimenez in the ninth. ... Baker passed Bill Terry for second place on the Giants' career list by managing his 1,485th game. With 797 victories, Baker still hasn't quite caught Terry (823) for second place on the career victories list -- and he's got a long way to go to catch John McGraw, who won 2,604 games for the New York Giants. "I never thought about how far it would go,'' Baker said. "I just thought about doing the best job I could do. It doesn't seem like 10 years. It's gone quickly. A slow 10 years can be like torture.''