AMERICAN LEAGUE

Indians vs. Orioles
Cleveland: Manny Ramirez hit his third homer in three games. ... David Segui is 4-for-8 in his two games with Cleveland. ... Segui hit his fifth career grand slam in the sixth inning. Baltimore: Jeff Conine had three hits and two RBI for the Orioles, who have won two straight after losing five in a row. ... Luis Matos, called up June 18 from Double-A Bowie, stole second base in the second inning, swiped two bases in the sixth, and tied Brady Anderson's club record by stealing third in the seventh after hitting a three-run double. ... Brook Fordyce went 2-for-4 and scored twice in his Orioles debut.

Yankees vs. Twins
New York: Joe Torre spoke with GM Brian Cashman on Sunday morning about whether the team will acquire a left fielder before Monday's non-waiver trade deadline. "I think something will happen, he probably doesn't think it will happen. It's not something that's an emergency situation, you don't want to be held up," Torre said. Minnesota: The Twins have won seven games when trailing after seven innings, and are 15-13 in one-run games. ... Torii Hunter started in center field for the second straight day since being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake City.

Devil Rays vs. Royals
Tampa Bay: Manager Larry Rothschild rested 3B Vinny Castilla, 1B Fred McGriff and OF Greg Vaughn. Castilla has a sore back. Rothschild acknowledged that Vaughn was upset about not playing, but said he wanted to give newly acquired Jason Tyner a start. ... Rothschild said he had had conversations with pitcher Steve Trachsel about pitching quicker. "We revisited that conversation," Rothschild said. "You could do commercials between his pitches." Kansas City: C Jorge Fabregas will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Monday. He said his injured elbow was improving. Fabregas said he expected to DH Monday and begin catching Tuesday. ... Carlos Beltran was headed to the Royals minor league camp at Haines City, Fla., to rehab his bruised right knee. He was in the clubhouse with his 2-month-old pet monkey, Mikaela. "I brought her in because Rey (Sanchez) wanted to see her," Beltran said. "She's like a baby. She drinks milk. When she does something bad and you tell her 'no', she gets mad at you."

Blue Jays vs. Mariners
Toronto: 1B Carlos Delgado is on pace to put up career numbers in many categories this season. The Blue Jays slugger has 32 home runs, 93 RBI and is hitting a team-leading .364 through 105 games. Delgado posted career-highs out of .292 in 1998 and 44 home runs and 134 RBIs last year. ... The Blue Jays are 1-4 in extra-inning games this season after Saturday's 6-5 loss in 13 innings in Seattle. ... Ron Fairly, the Mariners television and radio color commentator, was Toronto's first representative in the All-Star Game in 1977, the Blue Jays' expansion season. Fairly, who played 21 years of professional baseball, is in his eighth season broadcasting with Seattle and 21st overall. Seattle: The Mariners are 20-9 against AL East opponents, including a 15-5 mark at Safeco Field. ... Seattle had posted the best home record of all AL teams at 36-17. ... SS Alex Rodriguez's high school coach, Rich Hoffman, threw out the first pitch. Rodriguez played for Hoffman at Westminster Christian High in Miami.

Red Sox vs. Athletics
Boston: 3B Ed Sprague is the Red Sox's emergency third catcher. He's not against the idea, but he's not exactly a big fan of it either. "I haven't squatted in eight years," he said. "I'm not against the idea of going back there but I would hope that it wouldn't turn into a habit. Let's put it this way, I'm not going to be running down to catch guys in the bullpen." ... RHP Bret Saberhagen gave up five runs in four innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday. Manager Jimy Williams said that doesn't mean he'll be with the Red Sox any time soon. "I'm not saying we're going to do anything," Williams said. "If things go well, we'll figure out what we're going to do after that." ... RHP Hipolito Pichardo has a 1.91 ERA in his last 13 relief appearances. Oakland: RHP Omar Olivares is expected to make his second rehab start on Wednesday, probably at Triple-A Sacramento. A's manager Art Howe said Olivares will probably make three or four starts and will return to the rotation in 10-14 days. "We'll see how he feels in the next few days and make a determination about the situation," said Howe. "When he's ready to come back, he'll pitch in the rotation." ... RHP Jim Mecir, who arrived in Oakland an hour after the start of Saturday's game, gives the A's more options out of the bullpen. "We'll mix it around a bit, and with the way our starters have been going, I'm hoping we don't need a legitimate long man." ... The A's have lost 10 games in which they have led by at least three runs.

White Sox vs. Angels
Chicago: Charles Johnson and Harold Baines, acquired by the White Sox late Saturday from Baltimore, are expected to join the team Tuesday. ... Baines, 41, will begin his third stint with the White Sox. He played with them from 1980-89, and again in 1996-97. The team retired his number in 1989. ... Carlos Lee entered the game hitting .368 on the road and .226 at home. His overall average was .301. ... As a team, the White Sox entered the game hitting .290 with an AL-leading 637 runs scored. The only other AL team with more than 600 runs was the Oakland A's, who had 621. Anaheim: Troy Glaus entered the game with a team-leading 31 homers, but was just 9-for-51 since July 15, dropping his average from .303 to .280. ... Darin Erstad, who entered the game with a big league-leading 167 hits and a .369 average, singled in his first at-bat to snap an 0-for-10 streak. ... OF Ron Gant, acquired from Philadelphia before the game for pitcher Kent Bottenfield, is expected to join the Angels before Monday's game against Detroit. Bottenfield left with a 7-8 record and a 5.71 ERA. ... The Angels announced that Gant will wear No. 5 and catcher Bengie Molina, who had been wearing that number, would change to No. 1. ... Entering Sunday's action, Angels starters had combined for a 10.07 ERA in the team's previous eight games, giving up 44 runs on 75 hits in 39 1/3 innings.

Tigers vs. Rangers
Detroit: Juan Gonzalez got the 1,500th hit of his major-league career with a single Saturday night. He had 1,421 of his hits in the 11 previous seasons with Texas, which traded him to Detroit as part of a nine-member trade during the offseason. ... The six first-inning runs scored by the Tigers on Saturday were their most this season. Texas: Ricky Ledee, acquired from Cleveland in a trade for 1B David Segui on Friday, was in the Texas starting lineup for the first time. He started in right field. He made his debut with the Rangers on Saturday as a defensive replacement in right and then flew out in his only at-bat. ... There was no batting practice before Sunday's game because of Rangers Family Day 2000. During pregame activities, the Texas coaches and players came on the field with their families. The children then took turns batting, hitting plastic baseballs thrown by coaches Dick Bosman and Bucky Dent.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Giants vs. Cubs
San Francisco: Manager Dusty Baker said he spoke to GM Brian Sabean regarding possible player moves. "Something's always percolating," Baker said. ... RHP Joe Nathan, on the DL with inflammation in his right shoulder, will throw on the side Monday. "We can't rush him back because Russ (Ortiz) didn't pitch well. It's not worth it," Baker said. Ortiz took the loss Saturday against the Cubs. ... RHP Robb Nen needs one save on the final day of July to set a record for saves in the month. Nen, who has 13 saves in July, shares the mark with Chicago's Rod Beck in 1998 and Cincinnati's John Franco in 1988. The mark for most saves in any month is 15, accomplished by John Wetteland in June 1996 and Lee Smith in September 1993. Chicago: The Cubs are seven games below .500 for the first time since May 2 (12-19). ... RHP Kyle Farnsworth became the sixth Cub pitcher to record a save, joining Rick Aguilera, Felix Heredia, Todd Van Poppel, Tim Worrell and since-departed Brian Williams. ... Bench coach Rene Lachemann said the White Sox made a good deal getting C Charles Johnson. "He's probably the second best defensive catcher in baseball to (Texas) Ivan Rodriguez," said Lachemann, who was with Johnson in Florida. "You don't get a better person. I loved the kid. He's a kid you'd want as your son."

Reds vs. Expos
Cincinnati: Eddie Taubensee went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles. Taubensee, who had his ninth career four-hit game Friday and three more hits on Saturday, hit a run-scoring double in the second and another in the fourth. He singled in the sixth for his 10th hit of the three-game series. Taubensee went 10-for-14 in the series to raise his average from .239 to .264. ... 1B Sean Casey doubled in the fourth to extend his career-best hitting streak to 21 games before leaving the game with a sore right leg. Casey, who is day to day after fouling a ball of his leg Saturday, is hitting .403 (31-for-77) with four homers and 17 RBI during the streak. ... Dmitri Young, who replaced Casey at first base, hit his 12th homer in the sixth. ... Rookie Rob Bell, recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, tied his career-high with nine strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings. Montreal: LF Rondell White, the subject of trade rumors, remained on the 15-day DL, missing his 18th straight game due to a strained hamstring. ... The Expos lost their sixth straight to fall a season-worst seven games under .500 at 47-54. Montreal is 16-31 (.340) since they were a season-high eight games over .500 for the second time this season June 5. ... Dustin Hermanson is 2-5 in his last seven starts and just 3-6 since rejoining the rotation on June 5, after saving four of seven opportunities while briefly replacing Ugueth Urbina as the team's closer.

Diamondbacks vs. Marlins
Florida: Before Sunday's game, a double credited to Florida's Mike Lowell on Saturday was changed to an error on Arizona right fielder Danny Bautista. Lowell was awarded a sacrifice fly. ... Saturday's two-hitter by three pitchers was the first for the Marlins since Sept. 22, 1996, when Rick Helling and Chris Hammond held Houston to two hits. Arizona: Byung-Hyun Kim's blown save Saturday was the fifth in the past nine chances by Diamondbacks relievers. He was optioned to Triple-A Tucson and Arizona promoted reliever Johnny Ruffin, who hasn't been in the major leagues since 1996. ... Tuesday starts a stretch of 15 home games in 21 games for the Diamondbacks.

Padres vs. Pirates
San Diego: Kevin Walker leads NL rookies with 46 appearances. He gave up hits to two of the three batters he faced Sunday, but opponents are hitting .175 against him since May 26. ... The Padres did something in their final game in Three Rivers Stadium they couldn't do in their last game in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field: They won. They lost 4-1 on July 27, 1969, in their last game in Forbes, three months after playing their first game there. They lost 110 games as a 1969 expansion team. ... Dave Magadan popped out as a pinch-hitter Sunday, but has hits in six of his last nine at-bats. Pittsburgh: John Vander Wal lobbied Pirates manager Gene Lamont for more playing time after being traded by San Diego and got it, and has responded with career highs in homers (15) and RBI (55). Vander Wal could be traded by Monday, but Lamont said, "He surely is a guy I would like to have around. He may not be a seven-day-a-week player, but he's shown me he's more than a 1- or 2-day-a-week player." Vander Wal was 4-for-5 Sunday, lacking a triple for the cycle. ... The Pirates have lost their last seven Sunday games and are 3-13 on Sundays. Their only Sunday home victory was May 14 against Milwaukee. ... OF Chad Hermansen sat out three games at Triple-A Nashville after being hit in the helmet by a pitch, but is expected to play again by Monday. The Pirates say he does not have a concussion. ... Some teams called GM Cam Bonifay to inquire about catcher Jason Kendall once his contract talks reached an impasse, including the White Sox before they dealt for Charles Johnson. ... Outfielders Adrian Brown (hamstring) and infielder Enrique Wilson (right wrist) began their rehabilitation assignments Sunday at Nashville. Wilson is expected to stay only a couple of days. Wilson was at Triple-A Buffalo on a rehabilitation assignment when the Indians traded him to Pittsburgh. ... Wil Cordero was traded a few days after the Pirates began selling their monthly stadium magazine featuring him on the cover.

Cardinals vs. Mets
St. Louis: The Cardinals are on a stretch that has them play 17 of 20 games on the road following the All-Star break. ... Darryl Kile, Monday's scheduled starter at Montreal, is 6-3 with a 3.52 ERA in 11 starts at Olympic Stadium. ... The Cardinals were 17-8 in April and 17-10 in June, but went 13-13 in May and are 10-15 in July with one game remaining. ... St. Louis optioned RHP Gene Stechschulte to Triple-A Memphis to make room for RHP Mike Timlin, acquired Saturday from Baltimore. New York: Manager Bobby Valentine said he won eBay bidding for a 1969 Bobby Valentine rookie uniform, when he played five games with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bidding closed during Sunday's game and Valentine said he won at $2,000. ... Niela Agbayani missed her husband's leadoff homer. She was getting food. New York has four leadoff homers this year, including one by Agbayani on June 16 at Milwaukee. Jon Nunally (May 3 at San Francisco) and Lenny Harris (July 18 at Toronto) also accomplished the feat. ... The Mets swept a three-game series from St. Louis at Shea Stadium for the first time since April 21-23, 1992. ... Mets starters are 5-1 with a 2.61 ERA in their last 10 games.

Dodgers vs. Phillies
Los Angeles: The Dodgers were shut out Saturday for the third time when Kevin Brown started. The team hasn't scored in three of Brown's four losses. Brown has lost 1-0 to Atlanta, 2-0 to Texas and 3-0 to Philadelphia. ... Jeff Shaw hasn't allowed a run in 7 2/3 innings since returning from the DL on July 13. Philadelphia: SS Alex Arias rejoined the team Sunday after spending two days in the hospital with stomach pains. Arias took batting practice, and was available to play, but did not get in the game. ... Phillies reliever Wayne Gomes, out since July 7 with a strained right elbow, threw 22 pitches in a simulated game Sunday. He will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. ... The Phillies signed seventh-round pick Tony Cancio. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound first baseman will report to Gulf Coast League.

Astros vs. Braves
Houston: Poor fielding haunted the Astros again. A day after committing four errors that led to three unearned runs, 1B Jeff Bagwell, C Mitch Meluskey and 3B Chris Truby each made miscues, leading to two Atlanta runs. "Our pitching didn't look very good, but that probably was partly because we made so many errors," manager Larry Dierker said. "Their pitching looked excellent, but they got excellent fielding to back them up." ... Houston will wait until Monday to see whether RHP Shane Reynolds can make his scheduled start Thursday at Florida. Reynolds left after one inning Saturday with a tight back. Atlanta: SS Rafael Furcal hit .387 (12-for-31) with seven steals and 11 runs scored during the nine-game homestand. ... RHP Stan Belinda was in uniform Sunday. Rookie RHP Jason Marquis was optioned to Triple-A Richmond. ... Atlanta, which opens a nine-game road trip Tuesday in Arizona, went 7-2 on the homestand. The Braves are 13-4 since the All-Star break. ... In the clubhouse after the game, Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton, a Braves announcer since 1989, gave LHP Tom Glavine a bottle of champagne to acknowledge his 200th victory. ... CF Andruw Jones, who leads the Braves with 25 homers, is the only major leaguer to play in every inning of every game this year. Sunday marked Jones' 277th consecutive game, trailing B.J. Surhoff (417) and Sammy Sosa (332) for the active lead. ... Jones, a two-time Gold Glove winner, has committed only one error in his last 213 games.

Rockies vs. Brewers
Colorado: The Rockies' 10 runs Saturday marked their 26th double-digit offensive outing this season. The Rockies lead the NL with 628 runs but are last in home runs with 103. Only two teams in major league history have led their leagues in runs and been last in homers. ... 3B Jeff Cirillo drew an intentional walk as a pinch-hitter in the ninth Sunday. He is the Brewers' leading career hitter with a .307 average -- 18 points lower than his average this season. Milwaukee: SS Mark Loretta, on the DL since June 2 with a broken bone in his left foot, jogged for the first time on turf Sunday. He is expected to start a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis this week. ... At 6-foot-8, Richie Sexson is believed to be the tallest player in Brewers history. Although he was acquired for his power hitting, he struck out twice and grounded out twice but made several fine defensive plays at first base. ... Brewers starter Jeff D'Amico ran his July record to 5-0 with an 0.76 ERA in a 3-2 win over Colorado Sunday. He also made his first major league hit a memorable one, a fifth inning home run that tied the game 1-1.