MONDAY'S TIDBITS Line of the Day Brian Jordan A grand slam was his only hit of the night, but it made him a hero in L.A. AB H RBI HR 4 1 4 1 Hero of the day Dodgers CF Marquis Grissom robbed Rich Aurilia of a home run in the ninth inning, reaching over the center field wall to preserve the Dodgers' 7-6 victory over the Giants. Goat of the day Angels reliever Al Levine never had a chance. Entering the game in the top of the ninth trying to preserve a 3-3 tie with the A's, Levine got only one out and gave up three hits, including one to Miguel Tejada that drove in the winning run. Streak of the day Angels 3B Troy Glaus hit a three-run shot in the first inning to match a major league record with a home run in four consecutive at-bats. He struck out in his second at-bat. Stat of the day Attendance in Florida was 6,103 for Brad Penny bobblehead night, leaving the Marlins with almost 9,000 dolls left over. The Marlins are also having a second Julian Tavarez bobblehead giveaway Tuesday. The team had 15,000 Tavarez dolls to give away Sunday, but only 7,844 fans attended the game, leaving plenty of leftovers for Tavarez's next start. The last word ''I would beg to differ if you could find me a better catch in a more critical situation than was made by Marquis Grissom to start the ninth inning. That was as good a major league game as you would ever want to witness.'' -- Dodgers manager Jim Tracy

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Indians-Red Sox
CLEVELAND: Cleveland is now 1-3 this season in games delayed by rain. ... The Indians' starting lineup for the opener featured just two players, Omar Vizquel and John McDonald, that played for Cleveland in 2001.

BOSTON: Nomar Garciaparra's two doubles in the opener gave him 52 for the season, a career high. Garciaparra is now one shy of Tris Speaker, who hit 53 doubles in 1912, for second place on Boston's single-season record list for doubles... With a win against Baltimore next Sunday, Pedro Martinez will join Derek Lowe as the first Red Sox teammates to win 20 games in the same season since Mel Parnell (25-7) and Ellis Kinder (23-6) in 1949. That team finished 96-58, one game behind the New York Yankees for the AL pennant. ... Manager Grady Little went with a makeshift lineup in the second game of a day-night doubleheader Monday, batting Carlos Baerga cleanup. Shane Andrews started at third base and Freddy Sanchez was at second.

Blue Jays-Orioles
TORONTO: OF Jose Cruz Jr., who rejoined the Blue Jays on Sunday after being activated from the disabled list with a sprained left ankle, will get regular playing time for the remainder of the season, manager Carlos Tosca said. Cruz, who is hitting .241 after a career-high .274 average in 2001, swung a bat for the first time since Aug. 9 on Sunday and hit the second pinch-hit homer of his career. ''For his own peace of mind, we'd like to have him put a few weeks together and go home that way,'' Tosca said. ... OF Vernon Wells entered Monday's game in a career-worst 0-for-24 slump, though Tosca wasn't particularly concerned. ''He's just missed a lot of balls and pops up,'' Tosca said. ''He's not chasing.'' ... C-DH Josh Phelps' .311 average leads American League rookies.

BALTIMORE: The Orioles recalled LHP Eric DuBose from Double-A Bowie on Monday. DuBose, 26, was 5-3 with three saves and a 2.51 ERA at Bowie. He will replace LHP Yorkis Perez, who was placed on the 60-day disabled list following an appendectomy last week to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for DuBose. ''I don't know if we'll throw him in the mix right off the bat. We'll try to get him in a game or two in relatively mild circumstances,'' manager Mike Hargrove said. ... OF Melvin Mora returned from his three-game suspension as a result of a July 28 brawl in Boston. ... The Orioles lit the right-field scoreboard with a ''19'' during batting practice Monday to honor former Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas, who died Sept. 11 at age 69.

Royals-Tigers
DETROIT: RHP Matt Anderson threw off the mound for the first time since injuring his shoulder in early June. Anderson hopes to be activated as early as the middle of the week. ''I haven't talked to the trainers, but it feels good to me,'' he said. ''I don't see any reason that I wouldn't be ready to go this week.'' ... Tigers trainer Russ Miller announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Miller, 59, joined the Tigers in 1991 after 11 years as the head trainer for the University of Michigan. ''This is an actual retirement -- I don't have plans for anything else right now,'' he said. ''I'm sure I'll have opportunities for other things, but I'm looking forward to spending time with my wife.'' ... Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell returned to work Monday after leaving during Sunday's game to be with his wife, Lulu. She was taken to the hospital on Sunday after complaining about an accelerated heartbeat, and is expected to remain there for another couple days. Ernie Harwell reported that she is in ''good spirits''.

KANSAS CITY: The Royals face a possible catcher shortage, as both Brent Mayne and A.J. Hinch are waiting for word to fly home for the birth of a child. Mayne is expecting his third child, while Hinch and his wife will be having their first. ''It's a unique situation,'' Hinch said. ''At any other position it wouldn't matter if a guy disappears for three or four days, but we've only got two catchers and we are both waiting.'' ... Neifi Perez started at 2B Monday, his first appearance there this season. ... The Royals need to win five of their final 12 games to avoid the first 100-loss season in team history.

Rangers-Mariners
TEXAS: The Rangers purchased the contract of LHP Ben Kozlowski from Double-A Tulsa. He was in uniform Monday and scheduled to make his major league debut Thursday against the Mariners. ... RHP Chan Ho Park, scheduled to start Tuesday, is 1-1 against Seattle. He won last week in Texas and lost a July 2000 interleague game with the Dodgers. He has won his last five starts... The Rangers swept Seattle in four games last week in Arlington.

SEATTLE: Entering this week's Rangers series, Ichiro Suzuki's on-base percentage this season was .388, 38 points higher than his MVP season last year. He struck out in his first appearance Monday against RHP Colby Lewis. ... INF Willie Bloomquist, called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Sept. 1, is expected to see more time as the season winds down. ... The Mariners have 10 of their final 13 games at home, closing the season with three games in Anaheim from Sept. 27-29.

Angels-Athletics
ANAHEIM: OF Garret Anderson was a late scratch with slight strain of the right hamstring. ... The Angels recalled IF Alfredo Amezaga and purchased the contract of C Sal Fasano from Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels also designated right-handed pitcher Elvin Nina for assignment. ... Anaheim named its starters for the next two games. LHP Jarrod Washburn will start Tuesday and RHP Mickey Callaway on Wednesday. RHP Kevin Appier was already scheduled for Thursday's final of the key four-game series. ... Entering Monday's game, the Angels bullpen had allowed just three earned runs in its past 49 2-3 innings.

OAKLAND: RHP Tim Hudson was named AL co-player of the week with Boston's Manny Ramirez. Hudson went 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA last week. ''That's a great honor,'' manager Art Howe said. ''He's very deserving. That's nice to hear.'' ... Howe said he won't decide for three or four days on whether LHP Ted Lilly will make another start this season. ... Three Minnesota Twins scouts attended the game. Four Yankees scouts were in town over the weekend. ... The A's are hitting just .233 (122-for-523) against the Angels, Oakland's second-lowest mark against any team. They're batting .212 vs. Toronto.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves-Marlins
ATLANTA: RHP Greg Maddux, coming off his shortest outing since April, returns to the mound Tuesday against Philadelphia on three days' rest. Maddux (13-6) gave up seven hits and seven runs in three innings and threw just 41 pitches. ... LF Chipper Jones was out of the starting lineup Monday, getting the day off. ... 2B Mike DeRosa got his first stolen base of the season, taking second against RHP Brad Penny and C Mike Redmond on Monday.

FLORIDA: The Marlins are having a second Julian Tavarez bobblehead giveaway Tuesday. The team had 15,000 Tavarez dolls to give away Sunday, but only 7,844 fans attended the game, leaving plenty of leftovers for Tavarez's start. With the Montreal Expos in town Tuesday, the team still probably won't be able to get rid of all the dolls. ... C Charles Johnson got the night off. ... 2B Luis Castillo picked up his 44th stolen base of the season Tuesday, leaving him 18 shy of tying the club record with 12 games remaining.

Reds-Pirates
CINCINNATI: RHP Danny Graves got a treasured collectible in the mail over the weekend. It was an autographed jersey from the newest Hall of Famer, Ozzie Smith. Graves was a fan of Smith's while growing up and had made that known to the clubhouse personnel with the Cardinals. They got Smith to autograph a jersey and shipped it to Graves. ... Two teams counted on LHP Shawn Estes to shore up their staffs this year. He failed with the Mets and is 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA since joining the Reds. The ordeal has left him in a bad frame of mind. ''I just stink, that's all,'' Estes said. ''I've had two of the worst outings of my life back to back. There's no explanation for it. It hasn't been a lot of fun.''

PITTSBURGH: The Pirates have used nine different leadoff hitters this season. September callup Tony Alvarez became the latest on Sunday. Alvarez also became the sixth different player to get a start in CF, a position that's still open after 150 games. General manager Dave Littlefield says the team needs to get better production from center, right field and first base next season. ... The Pirates' last homestand of the season is also the longest -- 10 games. Seven of the games are on weeknights, which will mean some sparse crowds. The team added a Pokey Reese bobblehead giveaway to Saturday's game against the Cubs to try to boost attendance.

Giants-Dodgers
SAN FRANCISCO: The Giants came in needing one victory on the road to secure a third straight winning season away from home for the first time since 1964-66. ... RHP Livan Hernandez and RHP Russ Ortiz are the first San Francisco starting duo to each pitch 200-plus innings in consecutive seasons since Vida Blue and Bob Knepper did it from 1978-80.

LOS ANGELES: RHP Kevin Beirne will make his second start of the season Wednesday in place of RHP Kevin Brown, who won't pitch again this season because he hasn't fully recovered from back surgery in June. ... LF Brian Jordan leads the team with 16 RBI in the first 14 games this month. He came in batting .286 in September.