AMERICAN LEAGUE

Orioles vs. Devil Rays
Baltimore: Jeff Conine snapped an 0-for-11 slump with his first triple of the season in the second inning. ... C Brook Fordyce, who played all of Friday and Saturday's extra innings games was given the day off. "I think 25 innings in two days was enough," manager Mike Hargrove said. ... Hargrove said Albert Belle, the DH Saturday and Sunday, will return to right field for Monday's game at Detroit. Tampa Bay: LHP Tony Saunders (broken left arm) played long toss before departing to make his second rehab start Monday for Class-A Charleston. "The priority is to get him through the year healthy," manager Larry Rothschild said. "We're not to going to have him until it's late, if at all." ... RHP Dave Eiland (left hip) allowed three runs and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings during a rehab start Saturday night for Triple-A Durham. His status will be determined after a bullpen session Monday. ... The Devil Rays recalled RHP Cory Lidle from Triple-A Durham and optioned RHP Travis Harper.

Rangers vs. Blue Jays
Texas: The Rangers won for just the second time in their last nine games. ... B.J. Waszgis collected his first major league RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, and his first major-league hit in the eighth. ... Gabe Kapler extended his career-high hitting streak to 20 games, the most by a Ranger since Ivan Rodriguez hit in 20 straight last season. The longest in the AL this season is 22 by Toronto's Carlos Delgado. Toronto: Dave Martinez homered in his first at-bat as a Blue Jay. ... The Blue Jays have hit 112 home runs at home, which matches the club mark, set in 1998. ... Carlos Delgado's sixth-inning home run ended a 15-game homerless stretch dating to July 20. ... INF Chris Woodward was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse after the game to make room for newly acquired 2B Mickey Morandini.

Twins vs. Tigers
Minnesota: OF Matt Lawton still hopes he can return to the lineup Monday at Tampa Bay. He's been limited to pinch hitting since spraining his right big toe a week ago. ... 2B Denny Hocking's home run Saturday was the third of his career in Detroit, only one fewer than he's hit in the Metrodome. He's hit 16 home runs in 535 major league games. ... Manager Tom Kelly was unhappy Corey Koskie misinterpreted a sign after his pinch single in the ninth inning Saturday against Todd Jones. Koskie, thinking a hit-and-run was on, was easily thrown out by C Brad Ausmus after Hocking took the pitch. "We can take some of the winning and losing and understand why you either won or lost, but on Aug. 5, missing signs _ that's somewhat not acceptable," Kelly said. "I don't think I'm asking too much on Aug. 5 to get the signs right." Detroit: RHP Jeff Weaver, a 7-3 loser to the Twins on Sunday, is 1-3 with a 10.69 ERA in four career starts against Minnesota. ... Juan Gonzalez was 1-for-12 in the series, ending an 0-for-10 skid with an eighth-inning single. He also had a sacrifice fly. ... RHP Danny Patterson is eligible to come off the 15-day DL (right elbow inflammation). He felt no pain after a throwing session Saturday.

Angels vs. Indians
Anaheim: The Angels have homered in 19 of 24 games since the All-Star break, totaling 30 homers. ... Rookie Bengie Molina's 12 homers are the most by an Angels catcher since Lance Parrish hit 18 in 1991. ... 2B Adam Kennedy leads all rookies with 118 hits, 177 total bases and nine triples. ... OF Tim Salmon has hit .453 (29-for-64) in his last 16 games, raising his average from .259 to .291. Cleveland: OF Manny Ramirez is day to day with a sore left hamstring. Ramirez was on the DL May 30 to July 12 with a strained hamstring. Since returning, he is hitting .355 with 11 homers and 26 RBI. "I think it was even too sore for him to pinch hit because he couldn't run," manager Charlie Manuel said. "The only way we'll make a move is if the trainers tell us Manny is going to be out eight to 10 days, but they said it is day to day." ... 2B Roberto Alomar has hit .375 (18-for-48) since missing four games with an ankle injury. ... The Indians are 12-5 in Sunday games, their best mark of any day of the week. ... RHP Dave Burba, who left his last start with a blistered right index finger, was moved back in the starting rotation to Wednesday. ... RHP Steve Woodard moved up two days to Burba's spot. ... Cleveland is 22-11 when RHP Paul Shuey works in relief.

Mariners vs. Yankees
Seattle: SS Alex Rodriguez was 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts against Orlando Hernandez before singling in the first. He also walked in the third and popped out in the fourth. "I always think he throws well. He gave me one pitch and I got a hit on it," Rodriguez said. ... RHP Aaron Sele, who left Saturday's game with a bruised right ankle after being hit by a line drive, could miss his next start. "He's pretty stiff," manager Lou Piniella said. "We won't know for a few days. It was a pretty good blow." ... Seattle had lost 10 of 12 at Yankee Stadium before winning the last two games. New York: In an odd sequence in the fifth inning, LHP Allen Watson hit Seattle's Mike Cameron with a pitch and then hit him in the back with a pickoff throw to first base. "It was kind of funny. I think I got him in the same spot twice. Of course I didn't mean to do it either time." ... David Cone will make another start for the Yankees. It's just not certain when. Cone, who threw 137 pitches Saturday and remained winless in 15 starts, will throw on the side Monday before manager Joe Torre decides when to slot him next in the rotation. There are three options: pitch Cone as scheduled Thursday; push him back a day or two and let Dwight Gooden start; or skip him an entire turn to keep the rest of the staff in rotation. ... 2B Chuck Knoblauch, who missed his fourth straight game, said his right elbow is still sore. Torre said if the elbow doesn't get better that Knoblauch could be forced to go on the DL.

Royals vs. Red Sox
Kansas City: Johnny Damon has 15 multihit games since the All-Star break. ... Mark Quinn was hitless, stopping a career-high 13-game hitting streak. ... The Royals have one homer in their last nine games. ... Dan Reichert is 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA over his last four starts. Boston: Tim Wakefield hasn't won since July 16. ... The attendance of 33,442 was Boston's 30th consecutive sellout. ... The Red Sox intend to activate Tomo Ohka to pitch Monday night and option Rick Croushore to Triple-A Pawtucket. ... Bret Saberhagen, who pulled himself out of a rehab start Saturday night after just six pitches, said he has not given up on returning this year.

Athletics vs. White Sox
Oakland: Tim Hudson blew his shot at tying the second-best 29-decision record since 1900. Coming into the game at 23-5, the right-hander needed a victory to tie Wes Stock (Baltimore), Whitey Ford (New York Yankees), Vida Blue (Oakland) and Ron Davis (New York Yankees). Howie Krist (St. Louis Cardinals) and King Cole (Chicago Cubs) were 25-4 after 29 decisions. ... Athletics manager Art Howe is considering tinkering with his rotation for the upcoming series against the New York Yankees. Kevin Appier (10-8) is scheduled to start Thursday, but Howe might move him to Wednesday, splitting up Barry Zito (1-0) and Mark Mulder (6-7). "You've got to look at the long haul. How it's going to fit over the next month, two months," Howe said. "(Zito and Mulder) have done pretty well going back-to-back." ... A few Oakland rookies got a scare Sunday morning when a Chicago police officer showed up in the clubhouse. Turned out he was there as part of the hazing all rookies endure. "They took it well. It was great," Howe said, chuckling. "The kids took it well. Well, afterwards." Chicago: Paul Konerko, who was making only his second start on Sunday since July 29, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Initially bothered by a sore hand, Konerko's playing time also has been reduced since the White Sox acquired DH Harold Baines. "Paul is a big reason we're in the position we are," manager Jerry Manuel said. "He'll get the bulk of the playing time." ... There's something about the Athletics for James Baldwin. Baldwin gave up five hits in eight innings Sunday for his fifth career victory against Oakland. He hasn't lost to the A's since Aug. 15, 1997, at Comiskey. "You can't expect him to pitch his heart out every time, but he did today," catcher Mark Johnson said. ... Manuel still hasn't decided who his pitcher will be for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader, and a decision probably won't be made until after the first game. ... Herbert Perry matched his career high with four RBI.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Braves vs. Cardinals
Atlanta: OF Brian Jordan knows what Mark McGwire is going through, because he also has patella tendinitis in his right knee. Jordan changed to a more upright stance at the plate as a result the last week, which has improved his power numbers. "I'm starting to use my legs instead of just my upper body," he said. "I might find something new and end up hitting 40 home runs." ... The last time Kevin Millwood started at Busch Stadium before Sunday was on Aug. 28, 1999, when he threw 10 scoreless innings and got no decision in a 3-0 victory. ... Andruw Jones is the only player in the majors to play every inning this season. St. Louis: OF Ray Lankford becomes a 10-and-5 man on Aug. 21, which gives the right to veto a trade, but general manager Walt Jocketty said the team won't trade him before then. Lankford has struggled at the plate and in the field this season, and was batting .248 with 17 home runs and 43 RBI. ... The Braves stole three bases off new catcher Carlos Hernandez on Friday, but the Cardinals believe he is much better defensively than that. "He's very strong defensively," Jocketty said. "I think he was trying to impress the people here and he rushed his throws." ... The Cardinals led the NL with 180 home runs and were on pace to his 268, which would easily break the 1998 mark of 223.

Marlins vs. Reds
Florida: Luis Castillo missed his second straight game with a strained hamstring. The major leagues' stolen base leader is day to day. ... Derrek Lee and Andy Fox hit the Marlins' first consecutive homers since June 24. Lee has homered in 10 of his last 13 road series. ... Henry Rodriguez is 4-for-18 with a pair of doubles in five games since coming to the Marlins in a trade with the Cubs. Cincinnati: SS Barry Larkin missed a second straight game with a strained knee. ... Bench coach Ken Griffey Sr. was taken to a hospital for observation after feeling mild chest pains during the game. He's the second Reds coach to be hospitalized in seven days. Pitching coach Don Gullett was taken to a hospital last Monday in New York after feeling chest pains. Tests found no problem. ... Ken Griffey Jr. bunted for a single against the Marlins' infield shift and went 2-for-4 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to six games. He raised his average to .246.

Expos vs. Astros
Montreal: The Expos' 10-9 win in 10 innings Saturday was their third extra-inning victory in four games. Only St. Louis (which is 2-0) has been in fewer extra inning games in the majors this season. ... Jose Vidro, second in the NL with 35 doubles, is on pace to hit 54 doubles, which would be nine more than his career high and would tie the club record set by Mark Grudzielanek in 1997. Houston: Roger Cedeno, out since May 26 with a broken hand, took batting practice Sunday and said he felt good. Cedeno said he felt only "normal pain," and that he was ready to play. ... Cedeno has missed 64 games since going on the DL. Astros officials say they plan to send him on a rehab assignment sometime next week and he could return the week after that. ... Jeff Bagwell was scheduled to play in the 1,427th game of his career Sunday, passing Jimmy Wynn (1963-73) for fifth on the team's career games played list.

Phillies vs. Rockies
Philadelphia: Before the game, 2B Mickey Morandini was traded to Toronto for a player to be named later. Marlon Amderson will be called up from Triple A Scranton-Wilkes-Barre and join the team Monday in Philadelphia. ... Kevin Sefcik was given a start in center field only to give Doug Glanville a day off. ... Terry Francona on RHP Vincente Padilla, who has made three appearances since being acquired from Arizona on July 26, "I time he is going to be a closer, but I have to get better acquainted with him. That's been tough because he doesn't speak much English." ... By winning, they avoided going 0-6, their worst road trip since going 0-7 from Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1999, and avoided what would have been their longest losing streak of the season (six). Colorado: The Rockies traded CF Brian Hunter to Cincinnati for RHP Robert Averette. They will assign Averette to Double-A Carolina and will select the contract of CF Juan Pierre from Triple-A Colorado Springs. ... RHP Craig House was recalled from Colorado Springs and optioned RHP David Lee to Colorado Springs. "Ideally we want to start House in the middle and maybe in a setup role," said manager Buddy Bell of House, who accumulated 20 saves in the minor leagues this year. "Lee has to get his mechanics down. He was on the DL before coming up here and he didn't get a chance to lock his mechanics down." Bell said there was a chance Lee would be back for the September callup. ... On Terry Shumpert not being in the lineup after delivering the game-winning hit on Saturday, and giving Jeff Frye another start at second base, Francona said, "I wanted to give Jeff back-to-back games. Shumpert is such a valuable guy off the bench. He can sit for eight innings and then come off ready to go."

Pirates vs. Giants
Pittsburgh: The Pirates traded OF Bruce Aven to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named. In 72 games with the Pirates, Aven batted .250 with five homers and 25 RBI. ... OF Adrian Brown, on the DL with a strained left hamstring, started in left field Saturday night for Triple-A Nashville. He was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts. ... Aramis Ramirez got a single in the seventh inning Sunday, extending his hitting streak to 13 games, a career high. San Francisco: Barry Bonds, who was not in the lineup Saturday because of a sore right calf, was back in the lineup Sunday. ... Jeff Kent needs two RBI to reach 100, becoming the seventh Giants player to drive in 100 runs in four consecutive seasons. ... Joe Nathan, on the DL with an inflamed right shoulder, will make his second rehab start Tuesday night for Triple-A Fresno.

Cubs vs. Padres
Chicago: Chicago's Joe Girardi broke his nose and took three three stitches to close after he was hit by a pitch from Woody Williams in the ninth inning Saturday. Girardi is expected to be sidelined two to three days. ...Sammy Sosa, who tied Gil Hodges for 48th place with 370 homers Saturday, is four behind Rocky Colavito, who is 47th. San Diego: The Padres have won six of their last seven games against left-handers. Before that, they were 10-20 this season against lefties. ... San Diego pitcher Adam Eaton entered Sunday with a team-high .368 batting average (7-for-19) but went 0-for-2 with a walk.

Mets vs. Diamondbacks
New York: Mike Piazza underwent an MRI exam Sunday and the test confirmed he has a sprained. Piazza will won't catch the next three-to-five games. ... The Mets move on to Houston, where Mike Hampton is to pitch against his former teammates Monday night. ... Glendon Rusch is the only Mets' pitcher to lose in the team's last dozen games. He also lost 6-0 loss to Cincinnati. Arizona: Matt Williams, who had 142 RBI last season, has 15 this year. ... Arizona is 2-1 against Atlanta and 1-2 against New York on a homestand that ends with three games against Montreal. ... Armando Reynoso improved to 7-2 in 13 starts at home. ... The Diamondbacks defeated the Mets for the first time this season after losing five straight.

Brewers vs. Dodgers
Milwaukee: Former Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, now the team's senior vice president, visited the Brewers' clubhouse before the game. Milwaukee manager Davey Lopes is one of six big league managers who played under Lasorda. "I just hope and pray Davey has the success as a manager he had as a player," Lasorda said. "He was one of the finest competitors who ever played the game." ... C Henry Blanco, whose 10th-inning homer gave the Brewers a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday night, has thrown out six of the last seven runners trying to steal. ... Charlie Hayes, who started at third base, entered the game hitless in his last 16 at-bats. Los Angeles: OF Gary Sheffield, who jammed his right thumb trying to steal second in the ninth inning Saturday night, didn't start, but said he hoped to be back in the lineup within a day or two. "It shouldn't be any problem, it's just a little pain, that's all," he said before the game. "I'll keep treating it with ice and (electric stimulation)." Sheffield hit his big league-leading 35th homer earlier in the game, and has homered against every major league team except Tampa Bay, who he's never faces. ... The Dodgers acquired OF Bruce Aven from Pittsburgh for a player to be named later, and optioned the 28-year-old outfielder to their Triple-A Albuquerque farm club. Aven was hitting .250 with five homers in 72 games for the Pirates this season.