SATURDAY'S TIDBITS Line of the Day Bartolo Colon Helped Indians snap seven-game losing streak with dominant performance in a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. IP H R BB SO 8 4 0 1 9 Hero of the day Red Sox pinch-hitter Shea Hillenbrand hit a two-out grand slam, allowing Boston to defeat the Devil Rays 7-5. It was the Red Sox's first pinch-hit grand slam since 1986. Goat of the day Royals starter Jeff Suppan allowed six hits, three walks and three homers in 2 1/3 innings to help Kansas City lose their fifth straight game. Suppan gave up eight runs -- all of which were earned. Injury report Rangers outfielder Carl Everett injured his right calf in the eighth inning and left for a pinch-runner. He is expected to not play Sunday. Yankees designated hitter Nick Johnson left the game after feeling pain in his right knee. He is expected to have an MRI test Sunday. Orioles designated hitter David Segui missed his second straight game with a sore left wrist. Giants starter Jason Schmidt left after two batters after feeling tightness in his right shoulder. Streak of the day The Blue Jays ended their nine-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Angels. Anaheim had won its previous eight games. Stat of the day The Cardinals have used 11 starting pitchers in 30 games. St. Louis only needed nine starting pitchers all of last season. The last word "It's just amazing. I've never seen anything like this. You shake your head. Something is not right. It's weird." -- Tampa Bay first baseman Steve Cox after the Devil Rays blew a lead in the ninth inning for the third night in a row.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Angels-Blue Jays
Anaheim: Starter Scott Schoeneweis is expecting his wife to have a baby Monday. "It should be out Monday sometime, but with my luck they probably won't be able to get it out," he said. Schoeneweis, winless in his last five starts, will travel to his home in Fountain Hills, Ariz. on Sunday. "I'll probably stay home all week waiting for the thing to come out." ... DH Brad Fullmer played 1B for just the fourth time this season. "It makes no difference to me what I do," Fullmer said. ... Fullmer, acquired from Toronto in the offseason, is 14-for-32 (.438) in his career against the Blue Jays. ... Leadoff hitter David Eckstein has reached base in 26 of 29 games this season.

Toronto: LF Shannon Stewart missed his fourth straight game with sore hamstrings. ... The Blue Jays made room on their major league roster for right-hander Pete Walker by optioning RHP Scott Cassidy to Triple-A Syracuse. The Blue Jays claimed Walker on waivers from the Mets on Friday. Walker, 33, appeared in one game for the Mets this season, allowing one run in an inning against Montreal on April 20. He had been designated for assignment on April 29. The Blue Jays have three left-handers in their bullpen, and they wanted a more experience right-hander than Cassidy, who allowed 10 earned runs in 12 2/3 innings this season. ... Rookie 3B Eric Hinske has hit in 19 of his 24 starts. ... The Blue Jays ended their five-game losing streak to Anaheim.

Rangers-Indians
Texas: RHP Chan Ho Park, sidelined since opening day with a pulled right hamstring, reported no problems after throwing 50 pitches in the bullpen Saturday. Park will pitch a three-inning simulated game Monday in Texas, and the Rangers will then decide whether to send him to the minors for a rehab start. Park has pitched just five innings for the Rangers, who signed him to a five-year, $65 million in December. ... Former Rangers manager Johnny Oates, who has a brain tumor, had his jersey retired Saturday by Virginia Tech, his alma mater. ... Texas was shut out of the first time this season on Saturday. ... SS Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3 Saturday and is batting .372 (35-for-94) with 10 homers and 32 RBIs in his last 24 games. ... Rangers' pitchers held the opposition to three or fewer runs Saturday for the seventh straight game, the club's longest stretch since April 1-9, 1996.

Cleveland: It's about time the Indians started giving RHP Bartolo Colon some help. The club has scored just six runs in his last four starts, and Colon has gone 1/3 despite pitching into the sixth inning in each outing. ... The swelling around OF Milton Bradley's left eye has improved and the Indians said his double vision has minimized. Bradley broke an orbital bone near his eye when he got hit by a ball while trying to make a catch earlier this week. He will be re-examined Wednesday, and may still need surgery. ... Manager Charlie Manuel said DH Ellis Burks will likely miss two more games with a strained hamstring. Burks told Manuel his hamstring hurt while he was pinch hitting Friday. ... Bob Wickman's save Saturday was his career-high 19th straight.

Mariners-Yankees
Seattle: While he was an AL Rookie of the Year, an All-Star and a clutch postseason performer, Mariners manager Lou Piniella never had a day like Mike Cameron's four-homer outburst. Not even close. In fact, Piniella holds the major league record for most home runs in a career (102) without a single multihomer game. ... Ichiro Suzuki and John Olerud drew intentional walks, giving the Mariners an AL-leading 17. Boston began the day second in the league with eight.

New York: RHP Mariano Rivera gave up three runs on three hits and an intentional walk in the ninth inning, leaving him with a 3.00 ERA. It was his first appearance since last Sunday at Seattle, and Rivera said the lack of work left him at less than 100 percent. "I haven't pitched enough," he said. Even so, he said his confidence was intact and wasn't worried that opposing hitters had figured him out. "You don't see the ball flying all over the place," he said. Rivera still needs one more save to tie the franchise record of 224 held by Dave Righetti. ... Two fans in the crowd of 52,081 caught home runs hit by the Mariners and threw them back -- directly to Yankees outfielders.

Royals-Orioles
Kansas City: The Royals are 0-5 and have been outscored 36-14 under interim manager John Mizerock. ... Kansas City's five-game skid is a season high. ... RHP Jeff Suppan allowed three home runs Saturday and leads the AL with 12. It was the first start this season the right-hander did not pitch at least six innings. ... The Royals are 0-6 vs. Baltimore while being outscored 52-14. ... 1B-DH Mike Sweeney is hitting .351 (13-for-37) in his last 10 games. ... OF Carlos Beltran, who came in .143 (3-for-21) in the last five games, went 2-for-4 Saturday. ... RHP Roberto Hernandez, who came off the DL Friday, has a 13.50 ERA in two appearances this weekend.

Baltimore: The Orioles reached .500 (15-15) Saturday for the first time since April 3 (1-1). ... DH-1B David Segui missed a second straight game Saturday with a sore left wrist, and manager Mike Hargrove said there's a chance that he could end up on the disabled list. Segui first hurt his wrist on a play at the plate in Kansas City on April 26. ... The Orioles have won four of their last five series. ... 3B Tony Batista has hit five of his nine homers against Kansas City. His four runs scored Saturday were a career high. ... C Brook Fordyce got two hits Saturday, one more than he had in his first 31 at-bats this year. He went 2-for-3 with a walk to lift his batting average to .088. ... DH-OF Marty Cordova has gone 5-for-8 with two home runs and five RBI in the last two games. ... RHP Rodrigo Lopez pitched seven innings Saturday, matching his longest career outing. ... OF Melvin Mora was hit by a pitch for the eighth time this season Saturday. He came in tied for the AL lead.

Red Sox-Devil Rays
Boston: 3B Shea Hillenbrand and RF Trot Nixon were both out of the starting lineup for the first time this season. Manny Ramirez played in right and Lou Merloni started at third. ... Manager Grady Little said Ramirez might get a day off Sunday. ... The top two hitters Saturday for the Red Sox were Rickey Henderson and Johnny Damon, which prompted Tampa Bay manager Hal McRae to say Boston should "get a traffic ticket" for the speed at the top of the lineup. ... Little said RHP Dustin Hermanson (groin strain) will not resume throwing off a mound while the team is at Tampa Bay. Hermanson might return by the end of the month. ... The Red Sox named Dave Jauss as a major league advance scout and Ben Cherington as assistant director of player development.

Tampa Bay: Manager Hal McRae is keeping a simple approach for the struggling Devil Rays, who entered play Saturday mired in an eight-game losing streak. "Try and stay aggressive," McRae said. "Don't become tentative. The whole attitude of the club has to be aggressive. Even I have to be aggressive. That's the only way we'll survive." ... McRae said RHP Victor Zambrano is the frontrunner to get more opportunities than anybody from the Devil Rays' closer by committee. McRae dropped Esteban Yan from the role after blowing a save Thursday. "There's a chance he can redeem himself," McRae said of Yan. "I'm open to anybody who can get it done." ... The New York Yankees, who open a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Tuesday, had two advance scouts and VP of major league scouting Gene Michael at the game.

Tigers-Twins
Detroit: With Matt Anderson on the DL with a strained muscle in his right shoulder, Juan Acevedo is the closer. He's given up three hits and a run in his last 5 1/3 innings. ... Anderson, who is accompanying the Tigers on their current roadtrip, is on the DL retroactive to April 27 and has been placed on a program designed to strengthen the shoulder. ... Detroit wraps up a four-game series with Minnesota on Monday before going to Anaheim and Texas for three each and returning to Comerica Park May 14.

Minnesota: SS Cristian Guzman returned to the lineup Saturday after sitting out five games with inflammation behind his left kneecap. Guzman, an All-Star last season, has struggled to a .211 batting average while playing through the soreness. He's been caught on four of seven stolen base attempts and has only two extra base hits. Guzman hit several balls out of the park during batting practice and manager Ron Gardenhire had him chasing down fungoes all over the field. ... RHP Joe Mays, recovering from an inflamed right elbow, threw lightly Saturday and will do the same Monday. Mays, also an All-Star in 2001, made three starts before going on the disabled list and is still out indefinitely. Pitching coach Rick Anderson played catch with Mays. "I'm trying to keep him positive," Anderson said. "It's tough to sit out for this long." ... 2B Luis Rivas played catch Saturday for the first time since a pitch from Kansas City's Dan Reichert on April 3 broke a bone in his wrist. Rivas hopes to take grounder in a couple days. ... The Twins' 13-1 start at home is their best-ever after 14 games. They entered Saturday's game with a nine-game winning streak at the Metrodome. Boston owns the AL record with 24 straight wins at home, set in 1988.

Athletics-White Sox
Oakland: LHP Mark Mulder is scheduled to pitch a simulated game Sunday in Phoenix at Oakland's minor league complex. "We will see how tomorrow goes. I am interested in seeing velocity readings and I am interested in seeing how Mark feels," Oakland pitching coach Rick Peterson said. Mulder may be available for the Toronto series. ... The White Sox ended a 10-game losing streak to Oakland with Friday night's 6-1 victory, but White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle believes that the record doesn't fully indicate their struggles against Oakland. "We don't think they're that good of a team to beat us 10 games in a row." To which Oakland manager Art Howe responded Saturday, "The record speaks for itself." ... Oakland activated 2B Randy Velarde from the 15-day DL and optioned OF Mike Colangelo to Triple-A Sacramento.

Chicago: RHP Gary Glover, who has a 1.32 ERA in 13 relief appearances, got the starting spot that opened when Jon Rauch was demoted to Triple-A Charlotte. "It was a shock to me, but a pleasant shock," said Glover, who was 2-4 with a 5.21 ERA in 11 starts last season. Glover, who will make his first start Tuesday, said he doesn't know what kind of a pitch count he'll get. "I'm just going to keep going as far as I can until they come get me," he said. ... After a rough spring training, the White Sox bullpen has settled down, going 4-3 with a 4.32 ERA. "It was a struggle there in spring training and Seattle, but for the most part, they have made some huge steps in the right direction," manager Jerry Manuel said. ... The White Sox were 11/3 at Comiskey Park going into Saturday's game, the second-best home record in baseball and their best home start since 1990. "I know I'm very comfortable when we're here, and evidently (the players) are as well," Manuel said. ... Only six of Chicago's first 29 games were decided by two runs or fewer.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rockies-Phillies
Colorado: Sunday's starting pitcher Mike Hampton, who set the National League record for home runs by a pitcher last year sixth seven, is 4-for-11 this season, although he has yet to homer. Hampton is 113-for-462 lifetime (.245) with 48 RBIs.

Philadelphia: SS Jimmy Rollins has been caught stealing four times (6-for-10) already this season. Last year when he stole 49 bases, Rollins was caught eight times. ... C Todd Pratt, who had been out since April 25 because of bruised ribs, made his sixth start of the season Saturday. ... The Phillies are hoping to duplicate last May's performance when they went 20-8, their best month of the season.

Mets-Astros
New York: After Thursday's Mets-Giants game, Mike Piazza will film a scene with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant for the upcoming movie "Two Weeks Notice". Piazza with appear in full uniform and play himself. ... Mo Vaughn is five hits away from 1,500 and 16 RBIs away from 1000.

Houston: RHP Wade Miller threw in the bullpen without pain Saturday. Miller is on the disabled list with a pinched nerve in his neck. ... Jeff Bagwell's 435-foot home run Friday night is the longest ever by a Houston player at Astros Field.

Marlins-Brewers
Florida: OF Cliff Floyd extended his season-high hitting streak to seven games with a two-run double ... With a victory Sunday, the Marlins will claim their first winning road trip since they won three of four games in Atlanta last June 18-21. It would be the first winning road trip of six games or more since they went 5-1 during a swing through Cincinnati and St. Louis in August 2000. ... OF Kevin Millar was placed on the 15-day DL retroactive to April 29. He is eligible to return to action on May 14 at Colorado.

Milwaukee: Milwaukee is 2-6 against left-handed starters after handing Nate Teut a defeat in his major league debut. ... INF Mark Loretta snapped an 0-for-18 slide with a first-inning single in his rare start Saturday. ... Closer Mike DeJean earned his sixth save, matching the number he had in his entire career entering this season. ... In each of the Brewers' major league-low nine victories, the Brew Crew has tallied at least eight hits and struck out seven or fewer times.

Braves-Cardinals
Atlanta: LHP Damian Moss, who didn't allow a hit for seven innings before being lifted Friday because of his 116-pitch count, hasn't allowed a hit in his last nine innings over two starts. Moss has held opponents to a .150 batting average. ... The Braves won consecutive extra-inning games Thursday and Friday for the first time since Aug. 28-29, 1999, when they won in 13 and 12 innings -- also at St. Louis. ... Gary Sheffield is in a 2-for-36 slump that has dropped his batting average to .207. He's been hindered by a sprained left wrist. ... The Braves have scored six runs in Albie Lopez's three starts. ... Javy Lopez had been in a 1-for-13 skid before his RBI double in the seventh. ... Rafael Furcal's 10-game hitting streak came to an end with an 0-for-4 game.

St. Louis: LHP Bud Smith reported a pain-free 30-35 pitch bullpen session and is on schedule to come off the 15-day DL and start Tuesday at Chicago. "I'm happy with the way everything is going," said Smith, sidelined with a shoulder injury. "I just want to get back in there soon." ... RHP Darryl Kile, who starts the series finale on Sunday, is 7-11 with a 3.90 ERA in 27 career games against the Braves. ... NL Rookie of the Year Albert Pujols, who leads the league with 26 runs, did not start for the first time. Tino Martinez, who has batted sixth and seventh most of the season, replaced him in the cleanup slot and was 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly. "He just needed a little freshening," manager Tony La Russa said of Pujols. ... CF Jim Edmonds was back in the lineup Saturday after missing a start Friday with a minor groin injury and was fine after the game.

Cubs-Dodgers
Chicago: Delino DeShields heard the boos again at Dodger Stadium on Friday before doubling and scoring the go-ahead run in Cubs' 8-3 victory. The fans have never forgiven him for being the player the Dodgers got from Montreal in exchange for Pedro Martinez, who won three Cy Young awards after leaving Los Angeles in November 1993. "I didn't have the numbers I would have liked to have here," DeShields said. "At the time, it was a good trade -- and they thought it was a good trade, too. I mean, you can always sit back and second-guess. But if they thought that Pedro was going to be a Cy Young winner, you think they would have traded him? No." ... OF Moises Alou, who owns 60 racehorses in the Dominican Republic, organized the team's Kentucky Derby pool. But the horse he picked out of the styrofoam cup Friday was Danthebluegrassman, who was scratched Saturday morning. RHP Jon Lieber had the winner, 20-1 shot War Emblem. "I thought I had no chance at all when I picked him," Lieber said after watching the race on the clubhouse TV. "The first thing I asked Moises was, 'What's my chances?' He said, "Might lead out front, but might fade in the end."'

Los Angeles: LF Brian Jordan, praised for his positive clubhouse presence following the trade from Atlanta for Gary Sheffield, passed his first major test Saturday. He took the blame for not running out a popup that was turned into a double play after the ball was dropped by Cubs 3B Mark Bellhorn. Jordan mistakenly thought the infield fly rule was in effect with only Shawn Green on base, but didn't explain it to his teammates at the time because he was angry and frustrated about his mistake. "I came in today and did my apologies to (manager) Jim Tracy and everybody else. And when I see (Dodgers broadcaster) Vin Scully, I'm going to apologize to him, too." Jordan said. "It was one of those days. I had to call Mama this morning and she said, `Son, there's going to be better days.' If I was in Atlanta, I could go home and kiss the kids and forget about it. But when you don't have any family around, it eats at you. It just lingers and lingers and you can't sleep."

Expos-Diamondbacks
Montreal: The Expos' 17 strikeouts in a 6-3 loss Friday night tied a franchise record for a nine-inning game, set Aug. 29, 1998, against San Diego. Montreal batters struck out 18 times in a 22-inning game against Los Angeles on Aug. 23, 1989. ... 1B Andres Gallaraga, placed on the 15-day DL Friday with a lower back strain, is scheduled to meet back specialist Steve Rosen on Monday in Chicago for an examination. ... SS Orlando Cabrera batted first for the second straight game after not hitting leadoff since July 28. Cabrera led off 37 times last season. ... OF Brad Wilkerson's ejection Friday for throwing his helmet after a called third strike was the first of his career and the second for the Expos this season. 2B Jose Vidro was tossed April 27 against St. Louis, also for disgust over a called third strike.

Arizona: RHP Todd Stottlemyre was placed on the 15-day DL to allow him time to build up strength in his right shoulder. ... The roster was balanced by recalling LHP Greg Swindell from Triple-A Tucson and activating him from the DL. Swindell, who had been on the DL since March 23 with shoulder tendinitis, completed his rehab assignment Friday by retiring the side on eight pitches in the first inning of a start against Colorado Springs. ... The moves give the Diamondbacks three left-handers in the bullpen, which manager Bob Brenly called a luxury. "Zeke (Swindell) will probably be the first guy into a game if one of our starters gets jammed up," Brenly said. ... LF Luis Gonzalez, who snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a double Friday, was back in the starting lineup for this game. Brenly kept Gonzalez's consecutive games streak going at 356 by using him as a substitute in the eighth inning after his second non-start since 1999.

Pirates-Padres
Pittsburgh: Manager Lloyd McClendon was angry that the Padres video board operators showed a replay of Armando Rios stumbling over first base in the first inning of Friday night's 6-4 win. Rios fell down before getting up and limping into second. The Padres appealed, claiming Rios had missed first base, and second-base umpire Mark Barron agreed and ruled Rios out. McClendon came out to argue. "My major concern, I certainly don't want him (second base umpire Mark Baron) to be influenced by the replay on the scoreboard. He said he wasn't," McClendon said. "I was looking up like everybody else in the stands. To be honest with you, I was in total shock that they would show a replay like that. To my understanding, you're not supposed to do that." ... 2B Pokey Reese is eligible to come off the 15-day DL Sunday, and McClendon said he'll probably be activated. Reese has been sidelined with a strained right hamstring.

San Diego: The Padres activated RHP Kevin Jarvis from the 15-day DL in time to start Saturday night's game against Pittsburgh. Jarvis (1/3, 3.00 ERA) had been sidelined with a strained flexor tendon in his right elbow. He last pitched on April 18 against San Francisco, leaving after five innings. To make room on the roster, RHP Matt DeWitt was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday, with a strained right shoulder. ... Manager Bruce Bochy said RHP Brian Tollberg has been moved back from the bullpen to the rotation and will start Thursday at Florida. Tollberg swaps places with rookie Ben Howard, who allowed six runs and four hits in one-plus innings of Friday night's 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh. It was Howard's second big league start.

Reds-Giants
Cincinnati: OF Juan Encarnacion has given the Reds plenty of punch this season. That and a lower salary have made him popular in Cincinnati. Encarnacion leads the team with seven home runs and 19 RBIs. "He's been spectacular," Reds manager Bob Boone said. "He's a consummate five-tool guy. He's a real special player. It's just a matter of maturing." Encarnacion's three stolen bases are second on the team to Reggie Taylor's five. ... The Reds pitching staff entered the game fourth in the NL with a 3.34 ERA, just behind San Francisco's 3.27. In . ... Jose Rijo's hit in the third inning against Kirk Rueter on Saturday snapped an 0-for-28 streak by Reds pitchers.

San Francisco: OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo was a late scratch because of a right quad pull. He's day to day. "Hopefully it won't be more than two or three days," Shinjo said. "I want to play tomorrow." Shinjo said he felt some tightness after Friday night's game in which he had two infield hits. Shinjo said he wants to be ready to play when the Giants visit the New York Mets, his former team, on Tuesday. "I still believe I have some fans there," he said. ... The Giants will host a 40th reunion for their 1962 team which beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game playoff to win the NL pennant. The Giants lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in seven games. Among those expected to attend the festivities on June 1 are Hall of Famers Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. The team will be honored on the field before the game against Colorado. ... Pac Bell Park will be the site of two football games, a Rolling Stones concert and a motocross event during the off-season. Just in case, the Giants have enough of a reserve on a sod farm locally to replace the entire field.