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BASEBALL I II I I) I I. 3 ii ii 4C I) II 0 1 l( EE I' RESS TIGERS CORNER JIL E3X scsns Red Sox 3, Indians 0 CLIVIUNO BOSTON Tigers sign top draft pick Wheatland; more on the way Home games shaded In gray. mrnH so not 4 0 0 0 Frv 16 4 110 4 0 0 0 Nixon ri- 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Garclaprri 4 0 0 0 3 9 10 Evtrttl a lilt By JOHN LOWE 1KI 1 I'HIAS MVKIS KIILK 4 0 0 0 DiuMch It Lofton Vila it RAIonw 26 Wliion 20 Tlwrn 10 talk ri Frymtn 3b Brinvtn oil Out TrtM 3 0 0 0 Sunny 1011 4011 4010 1010 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 l.wry If 3 0 10 Vaniw 3 0 0 0 WVtru 36 3 000 SUN I MON TUE I WED I THU I FRI I SAT 4 8 6 7 8 9 10 Del. 3, Pitt. 5, Del.

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lUHN nil i i i 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Coot (L 4-1) KamMruKkl tnm PAMrtlntl (W MJ Low 13 2J0. Jl3t 4 Weaver hopes Mac healthy for tonight KL CSX SCSSS Dodgers Astros 2 League after he graduates next week from Rancho Bernardo High, near San Diego. Central Michigan right-hander Michael Steele is expected to sign today. He was the HOUSTON By JOHN LOWE HLL PRISS SPORTS WRIILR CENTRAL I PCT 01 LA8T10 ITHK HOMt Chicago 35 23 .603 7-3 W-4 15-9 5-1 Cleveland 32 24 .571 2 7-3 1-1 13-11 5-1 Kansas City 30 28 .517 5 5-5 L-2 17-7 3-3 Minnesota 27 33 .450 9 5-5 W-2 14-14 2-4 Detroit 21 34 .382 12H 4-6 L-1 11-14 3-3 EAST PCT OB LAST 10 8TRK HOMt New York 32 23 .582 5-5 W-2 15-10 4-2 Boston 32 24 .571 Vt 4-6 W-1 15-11 2-4 Toronto 31 30 .508 4 5-5 W-1 15-16 3-3 Baltimore 24 33 .421 9 3-7 L-2 14-9 1-5 Tampa Bay 21 37 .362 12 5-5 L-1 9-16 3-3 WEST PCT OB U8T10 8TBK HOME 1.1 Oakland 32 27 .542 8-2 W-3 15-17 5-1 Seattle 30 26 .536 5-5 L-1 20-10 4-2 Anaheim 31 28 .525 1 6-4 W-2 19-15 4-2 Texas 30 28 .517 1H 5-5 L-2 19-15 3-3 THURSDAY'S RESULT BOSTON 3, Cleveland 0 TODAY'S GAMES WEDNESDAY'8 RESULTS No games scheduled No games scheduled (Home teams In CAPITALS) KIi STAK5IXS5 EAST PCT OB LAST 10 BTRK HOME IB Atlanta 37 21 .638 4-6 L-1 21-9 2-4 New York 33 28 .559 4H 6-4 W-2 19-11 4-2 Montreal 31 25 .554 5 6-4 L-2 22-11 4-2 Florida 27 33 .450 11 4-6 W-1 18-17 3-3 Philadelphia 22 35 .386 14 5-5 W-1 12-17 4-2 CENTRAL PCT OB LAST 10 8TRK HOME HB St. Louis 33 26 .559 5-5 W-2 19-14 3-3 Cincinnati 31 27 .534 1 4-6 L-3 17-16 3-3 Pittsburgh 26 31 .456 6 6-4 W-1 17-16 3-3 Chicago 25 35 .417 8 6-4 W-3 16-19 2-2 Milwaukee 23 36 .390 10 3-7 L-4 13-18 0-3 Houston 21 38 .356 12 2-8 L-3 12-19 2-4 WEST PCT OB LAST 10 8THK HOME IB Arizona 35 24 .593 3-7 L-5 21-8 1-2 Los Angeles 32 25 .561 2 6-4 W-3 13-11 3-3 Colorado 31 25 .554 2 7-3 W-1 19-6 1-2 San Fran.

27 29 .482 6 5-5 L-2 15-11 2-4 San Diego 25 33 .431 9 4-6 L-4 14-11 1-5 LOS ANGELS Drub) brbbt 3111 Samara cf 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 2t4 1 1 0 4 010 SheHtetd 212 0 ery as his fastball), height (6-feet-5), aggressiveness (he sparks comparisons with Dodgers ace Kevin Brown), and potential to become a four-pitch pitcher (he's working on a change-up and split-finger pitch). More Tigers: The Puerto Rican Supreme Court struck down a prenuptial agreement between Tigers outfielder Juan Gonzalez and the second of his tour ex-wives. The ruling clears the way tor a divorce settlement with semipro volleyball player Elaine Lopez the sister ol Atlanta Braves catcher Javier Lopez. The Justices ruled, 4-3, that the agreement was invalid because Gonzalez and Lope; signed It in Baltimore Instead of Puerto Rico their legal residence and did not have It notarized, as required by Puerto Rican law. The couple married In 1994 and split in 1997 after Gonzalez began courting merengue star Olga Tanon.

Lopez's lawyer. Victor Rivera Torres, said he believed his client will get $10 million when the case returns to a lower court In the San Juan suburb ot Carolina. In November, Gonzalez lost an appeal in a paternity suit fifed by a fifth woman whom he began dating while still courting Tanon, who divorced him after less than a year of marriage. Gonzalez had to pay a $2-million divorce settlement and $100,000 annually in child support for their daughter. Tigers right-hander Masao Kida cleared uncondi- tional waivers and was sold to the Ortx Blue Wave in the pitcher's home country of Japan.

Kida, 31, ended his Tigers career with a 1 -0 record and 6.42 ERA in 50 games. This season, he was 0-0 with a 10.13 in two games. In 21 games at Triple-A Toledo, Kida was 2-1 with seven saves and a 2.16. Kida signed a two-year contract for S3 million In December 1998. Kida pitched the previous season for the Blue Wave of the Japanese Pacific League.

Kida was 54-64 with a 3.81 in 10 seasons in the Japanese leagues, all but one with the Yomiurl Giants of the Central League. Free Press news services contributed; more transaction on Page 6C. Bl00k 2b Mulky Baowoll ID Caminlll 30 Alou If Luso If Hidatocf Ward rt Bogar II Spltrl oil Holt SluurtM 0 3 0 0 0 OllOtrt If 4121 Groan rt 0 0 0 0 Karrn lb 1010 Kroular i 4 0 0 0 Eiiltr 3b 2 0 0 0 Cora 1 0 0 0 Park 10 0 0 Hanion ph 0 0 0 0 Mil Adamt Fallari 0100 J121 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 40 00 4010 1000 1111 0000 0000 0 0 00 II 504 It 3 I 3 Totan Totals HwitM ..010 001 000-1 .002 000 I2X-S Most pitchers might rejoice if they faced the St; Louis Cardinals without Mark McGwire in the lineup. Not Tigers right-hander Jeff Weaver. "I hope he is in the lineup," Weaver said.

another good hitter I get to face and learn from." Weaver will face the Cardinals tonight at ica Park. Even if McGwire's hamstring injury keeps him out of the lineup, Weaver will pitch against many of the hitters who have made the Cardinals baseball's top home run-hitting team and the second-highest' scoring team behind San Francisco. Talking Thursday about the Cardinals gave, Weaver another chance to show his competitiveness, "When you do get a team like this that is so offensively and you get a chance to throw against them, the results of the game show you where you stand as an opposing pitcher," Weaver said. "So I'm looking forward to it." scorecard: The Tigers have scored the fewest runs of any team: In 55 games, they have scored 212 runs. The Cardinals had that many a month ago.

St. Louis has scored 140 more runs than the Tigers. Newcomers Jim Edmonds and Fernando i Vina adding octane to a lineup that can pound ball without McGwire. The Cardinals, leading the National League nt Umra rtrrnA mrwn fl-inv. 1f hump ni i vysi-m TV-ifi Tigers' 29th-round Matt pick.

The Tigers Wheatland also might announce today the signing of second-round pick Chad Rtty, a left-hander from Chalker High in West Farmington, Ohio. As sometimes happens with high picks, the Tigers and Wheatland reached an informal agreement on the signing bonus before the Tigers made him the No. 8 pick Monday. "I don't think Matt could be any happier," said his advisor, Utah-based agent Tom Tanzer. "This was a quality effort by the Tigers, up and down their" organization." The Tigers like everything about Wheatland, from his sinking fastball (89-93 m.p.h.), breaking ball (thrown from the same three-quarters deliv- Rocker back, doesn't pitch vs.

Mud Hens By BILL L. ROOSE HUt PIUSS SHOKIS WRI II THURSDAY'S RESULT Alou (1). DP: Houiton 1, Lot AngelM I LOB: Houiton 4, Lot Angela! 4. 2B: Karroi (IS). HR Bigglo (2), Alou (2), Htnun (1).

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KJTEISLEfiSUE Mets 8, Orioles 7 (10) BALTIMORE NEW YORK lb rhbl bbrtibl Anderuti Ct 4 11) Tyner If 4 0 11 Bordlck it 2 2 2 Mori If 0 0 0 0 DeShlektt 2b 4 0 3 0 Ben ri 4 0 0 0 Belle rt .3 0 2 0 Atfonio 2b 4 0 2 0 Conine lb 3110 Plana 112 0 Clerk lb 0 0 0 1 Ventura 3b 4 210 Ripken lb 5 2 2 1 Zeile lb 4 2 2 3 Surtwlf If 4 111 JFranco 0 0 0 0 Oonnun 4 011 Berate: 0 0 0 0 JJonmon 2 0 0 0 Pratt on 10 0 0 Groom 0 0 0 0 Cook 0 0 0 0 Bainei pit 0 0 0 0 Pavton cf 4 2 2 2 Amaral on 1 0 0 0 Abbott II 1112 Trombiey 0 0 0 0 RuKti 2 0 0 0 Lewli pti 1 0 0 0 Mahomet 0 0 0 0 Merceoei 0 0 0 0 MFranco on 0 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES 5, Houston 2 TODAY'S GAME AND PROBABLE PITCHERS 2000 overall 2000 n. opp. laet 3 eterte W-L ERA W-L IPERAlW-L IP ERA Houston at Dotal (r) 1-4 6.51 04 1 0.00 0-1 16.1 7.71 San Diego, 10:05 Spencer (r) 2-1 2 91 1-0 20.2 3 05 WEDNESDAY'S RESULT SATURDAY'S GAME Houston at San Diego, 10:05 CHICAGO 9, Arizona 4 (Home teams In CAPITALS) lj m( nave n.vi cu lijvi tyiiau ivy i uiio nevcu tiiucoi a ug IMTEHLEAGUE Agbavanlpn 10 00 WemMI 0 0 0 0 Harris lb 10 0 0 M7117TOMI Villi Tetati Bamrn .010 320 001 0-7 .000 303 010 l-l New York One out when winning run scored. scored more than 10 runs. i The Cards have scored at least three runs in all but 13 games.

Detroit hasn't scored at least three in 27. Tigers manager Phil Garner can put designated hitter Luis Polonia back in the lineup tonight after a week of games under NL rules. But Garner says the Cardinals can add a DH to their lineup, which has included the pitcher for every game this season. run shortage: The Tigers have a winning when they score three runs or more. But every AL team except Tampa Bay has a winning record when it scores at least three runs.

Eight of the other 13 AL teams have a better winning percentage than the Tigers when they score at least three runs. The OP: NY 1 LOB: Baltimore NY I 2B: Anderson (13), Ventura (12), Pavton (7). HR: Bo-dick (11), Ripken (12), Zeile (II), Payton (5), Abbott (2). SB: DeSnieldi (20). CS: Anderson (I), DeSnleldi (4), Tyner (1).

JJonmon. SF: Clark, CJohnson, Abbott. t. winimi rfrWM j- 1 -wj RERBBSO 51-3 (4454 12-1 10 0 10 2 1110 1 1-1 1 1 10 0 Jjohinon Groom Trombiev Merceoei (L 2-1) New York Rusdi Mahomet Wendell JFranco Benllei Cook (W 5-2) 3:40. 9,540.

10 I 0 11-1 2 1 1 2-1 0 1 0 THURSDAY'S RESULT NY METS 8, Baltimore 7 (10) TODAY'S GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS 2000 overall 2000 va. opp. lest 3 alarte W-L ERA I W-L IP ERA W-L ERA St. Louis at Stephenson (r) 8-1 4.00 2-1 23 1.96 Detroit, 7:05 Weaver (r) 2-5 4.26 1-1 19.1 4.66 Cincinnati at Neagle(l) 5-0 3.43 1-0 21 2.57 Cleveland, 7:05 Brower (r) 00 3.24 04 12.2 2.13 Montreal at Tucker (r) 00 9.00 0-0 4 9.00 Toronto, 7:05 Carpenter (r) 4-5 4.85 14 15.2 4.60 NY Mets at Letter (I) 6-1 3.23 1-1 19.2 3.20 NY Yankees, (r) 4-5 4.18 0-2 16 6.00 Florida at Dempster (r) 6-3 3.18 1-1 19.2 4.58 Ttmpa Bay, 7:15 Tracheal (r) 3-6 5.13 0-3 14.16.91 Philadelphia at Woll (I) 5-3 3.82 2-1 19 4.74 Baltimore, 7:35 Rapp (r) 4-3 4.66 1-1 18 3.00 Boston at Fassero(l) 6-1 4.75 0-2 16.2 3.38 Atlanta, 7:40 Maddux (r) 7-1 2.71 24 21.2 3.32 Pittsburgh at Schmidt (r) 2-5 5.71 0-1 5.111.81 1-2 18.17.85 Kansas City, 8:05 Suppan (r) 2-5 5.12 04 7 386 1-1 17.2 4.58 Milwaukee at Wright (r) 14 4.19 14 19.1 4.19 Minnesota, 8:05 Bergman (r) 3-4 9.59 1-2 12.113.14 Chicago Cubs at Lleber (r) 5-4 3.55 1-1 24 2.25 White Sox, 8:05 WeHs(r) 3-5 6.59 1-2 16.1 4.98 Texas at Rogers (I) 5-5 4.00 2-1 20.1 221 Colorado, 9:05 Astack) (r) 6-2 4.77 14 22.2 3.97 Anaheim at Cooper (r) 2-1 3.86 2-1 21 3.88 Arizona, 1005 Johnson (1) 9-1 1.41 24 21.1 2.95 Oakland at Hudson (r) 6-2 4.70 24 20.1 2.21 1O10 Perez 4-2 5.61 -r 14 18.1 4.91 Seattle at Halama (I) 6-1 4.37 1-1 20 4.95 San 10:35 Rueter (I) 2-4 4.45 0-2 16.2 4.32 SATURDAY'S GAMES Wednesday night Rockies 6, Mariners 1 COLORADO SEATTLE ebrhbl tbrhN 5 2 4 1 Javier cf 4 0 0 0 5 011 Ibanei If 2 0 0 0 Goodwin cf Lansing 2b Cirillo 3b 5 0 11 Cameron cf 10 0 0 Helton lb 4 010 ARodrlguei II 3 1 3 0 Hammond! rt 5 1 1 1 Martinet dh Srumpert dh 1 1 0 0 Olerud lb Perez is 112 0 Lampkln 4010 4010 1001 1000 1000 1000 Servali Hunter If 4 0 2 1 Wilson 1110 Mabry rt Buhner ph. Bel 3b 1000 ngers are ir-u in sucn games a winning percentage.

The Yankees lead the league with a .714 percentage when scoring at least three runs. The Tigers have failed to score at least three runs in virtually half their games (27 of 55). That is 12 more games with fewer than three runs than any other AL' team. Every other AL team has had between seven" and 15 games in which it has scored fewer than three runs. In few of the Tigers' low-scoring losses would, one more run have mattered.

Among the Tigers' 23 losses in which they've scored fewer than three runs, only four have been by one run. CLARK back SOON: First baseman Tony Clark might return by early next week. Clark is due to begin a rehabilitation assignment tonight with Toledo. On Thursday's open date, Clark reported to, Comerica Park and had his second encouraging ses- sion of right-handed batting practice in as many days! The switch-hitting Clark has been on the disabled list for four weeks because of a rib-cage strain that prevented him from swinging right-handed. The Tigers' projected everyday lineup has started only three games because of injuries and suspensions Presuming no one is injured before Clark returns, re-entry will mean the lineup is back intact.

McLemore 2b2 0 0 0 4 11 5 Totan 2)15 1 101 001 030-4 ToMs CoMrado .000 100 000-1 OP: Colorado 2, Seattle 1. LOB: Colorado Seattle 4, HR: Hammond! (11). SB: Goodwin 4 (26), Lansing (7), Perei (2), Hunter (11), Rodrtguei (4). CS: Pern (1). SF: Lampkln.

Colorado IP RERBBSO Arroio(W4-4) 7 4 114 3 White 2 1 0 0 0 4 leaflet Mover (L 1-2) i 11114 FRodrlguez 1 12 2 12 Hodges 2 2 1111 FRodrlguez pitched to 3 baiters In the Olh. WP: FRodrlguez. 3:11. 27,050. Angels 10, Giants 9 St.

Louis at Detroit, 5:05 Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1:05 NY Mets at NY Yankees, 1:05 Chicago Cubs at White Sox, 2:05 Montreal at Toronto, 4:05 Anaheim at Arizona, 4:05 Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 Florida at Tampa Bay, 4:15 Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 Milwaukee at Minnesota, 7:05 Boston at Atlanta, 7:10 Texas at Colorado, 8:05 Pittsburgh at Kansa9 City, 8:05 Oakland at Los Angeles, 10:10 MAUMEE, Ohio Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker wasn't in a talkative mood Thursday as he walked alone from the clubhouse to the field Skeldon Stadium. Rocker was sent to Triple-A Richmond on Monday. The reliever balked at the assignment and delayed reporting until Thursday. Rocker arrived at Toledo International Airport about 1 p.m. Rocker, the last passenger to exit the plane, was whisked away in a car driven by Braves assistant general manager Frank Wren.

Rocker then joined his new teammates at the Holiday Inn. By 5 p.m., Rocker was in the bullpen, throwing for 20 minutes to catcher Mike Hubbard under the watchful eye of pitching coach Mike Alvarez. Rocker didn't pitch in the game, won by the Mud Hens, 10-4. After the game, manager Randy Ingle said will pitch tonight in the finale of the series against the Tigers' top farm club. Rocker, whose derogatory comments against minorities and gays that appeared in a Sports Illustrated article got him a suspension to begin the season, angrily confronted the SI writer last Sunday.

But Wren said it was Rocker's poor pitching that earned him a trip to the minors. "He's here because he needs to get more consistency with his command and control," Wren said. "Once he does, he'll be back in Atlanta. For now he's down here for 10 days on an option, unless we have an injury at the major league level." Rocker might rejoin the Braves next Thursday in Pittsburgh. On their 15-minute ride to the hotel, Rocker and Wren discussed security and safety measures that were in place for his appearance.

"We talked about what he could expect," Wren said, "because obviously things are different than they are in the major leagues, like a tunnel where you come out to the field. I just wanted him to know what to expect. I think he's disappointed like any other player that comes from the major leagues to the minor leagues. "But I think as he got dressed and ready to go out to the field, I could see his mind-set change. He's ready to get back to the big leagues." WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS IbrhtH 5 2 3 5 5110 1111 1110 4 0 00 Minnesota 2, HOUSTON 0 NY METS 11, Baltimore 3 NY Yankees 7, MONTREAL 2 OAKLAND 10, San Diego 4 PHILADELPHIA 5, Tarripa Bay 4 ST.

LOUIS 4, Kansas City 2 Toronto 12, ATLANTA 8 In CAPITALS) SAN FRANCISCO ANAHEIM abrhbl Benard ct 5 110 Entad If Mueller lb 5 2 3 0 Slocker it Bondt If 3110 Vaughn lb Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 Salmon dh Snow lb 5112 Anderson cf Burks dh 5 0 0 0 Glaus 3b Rtos rt 5 2 2 2 Molina Aurllla ss 3 112 Kennedy 2b Martinez si 1 00 0 Palmeiro rt Mlrabelll 1010 Clemenle rt Cresoo pit 10 0 0 PITTSBURGH 4, Detroit 3 ANAHEIM 10, San Francisco 9 Chi. White Sox 6, CINCINNATI 4 Cleveland 9, MILWAUKEE 5 Colorado 6, SEATTLE 1 FLORIDA 6, Boston 2 Los Angeles 11, TEXAS 6 (Homtteami LEAGUE LEADERS PAUL SANCYAAssocialed Press Deputies stand guard Thursday as John Rocker warms, up before Richmond's game at Toledo. Some of Rocker's rough-edged personality reared itself as he warmed up in the bullpen with two Lucas County, Ohio, deputies and about 25 writers and cameramen watching his every move. More than once he shouted expletives after throwing pitches in the dirt. Before warming up, Rocker, escorted by four officers, received a standing ovation from most of the 6,212.

He signed autographs before and after the national anthem. On Sunday, Rocker encountered Jeff Pearlman, the SI writer whom Rocker blames for his troubles. Rocker told an Atlanta radio station, "(Pearlman), of course, put the blame on me, saying, 'It was your fault. I was just doing my Looking back, maybe I shouldn't have (yelled at him), but the only repercussions that guy got to face was to get scolded for a minute and a half." Richmond players seemed to support the left-hander. "What he said was a mistake, but it's in the past," third baseman Wes Helms said.

"He is here to work on throwing strikes, so therefore people need to realize that is the reason he is here and not what happened off the field." Contact BILL L. ROOSE of 313-223-4413 or broosel964aaol.com. 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2120 2010 IS 10 11 10 Totals mUlToMl San Frenctsco .004 000 410- I .400 021 Olx-10 Through Wednesday American League Bonds (3). DP: San Fran. 1, Anaheim 2.

LOB: San Fran. Anaheim 4 2B: Mueller (11), Palmeiro (3). 3B: Slocker (2). HR: Kent (17), Rlos (4), Aurllla (5), Erslad 2 (12), Glaus (17). SB: Bonds (7).

SF: Kent, Kennedy. SsnFrwetsce If RERBBSO Ortiz 5 110 2 3 National League BATTING 0 AB AVG BATTING AB AVG 54 195 57 79 .405 Helton, Col FuttZ 11110 1 Embrea (L 0-2) 12-3 3 1 1 0 1 V. Guerrero, Mil 56 212 39 80 377 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez 1-3 0 41 153 35 56 366 Castillo, Fla 52 208 43 76 J65 58 2S5 46 50 189 39 55 219 44 58 230 38 57 215 33 56 208 59 61 223 51 60 224 34 49 167 34 60 3W Erstsd. Ana Martinez, Sea Rodriguez, Tex Sweeney, KC Randa, KC Rodriguez, Sea Delgado, Tor Lawion, Mil) HOME RUNS 70 355 59 197 56 41 57 206 Vidro, Mtl Piazza, NY Edmonds, SIL Alfonjo, NY Kendall, Pit Bonds, SF Giles, Pit 72 J50 69 343 54 201 BollenMd 0 7 4 4 4 1 Levlne 2-3 4 4 4 0 0 Hasegawa (W 5-1) 21-3 4 1 1 1 2 Ortiz pitched to 2 batten In the 4th. 3.01 22,940.

fit. STREAKS 49 178 55 61 343 57 212 42 72 340 Damon, KC 45 Rodriguez, Tex 44 Salmon, Ana 44 HOME RUNS Alfonzo, NY rj Finlev, Art Delgado, Tor 22 Everett, Bos 20 Ja. Giambi, Oak 19 Rodriguez, Tex 19 48 48 48 47 Bonds, SF Dve, KC 43 Durham, Chi 42 Kent. SF McGwire, SIL 21 Grten LA HITS riniev, V. Guerrero.

Mtl 18 MJJJ Contact JOHN LOWE at 313-223-4053 or JohnLowe98aol.com. TIGERS AVERAGES Through Thursday Batting PLAYER 0 AS I II 11 HI RBI 50 SI 8 Becker 17 50 1 16 3 0 1 7 9 lb 2 0-1 ,320 EiKaraatiw 45 180 18 55 4 1 5 10 24 4 4-5 .306 Mijte 22 46 1 14 1 1 3 8 3 6 0 ill Mitiai 23 71 8 20 1 1 0 7 6 7 2 .282 i-Jtltttm 41 142 18 39 8 0 2 14 16 10 1 0-2 .275 OomalM 45 178 23 48 16 1 9 21 14 29 0 .270 fitli 32 98 7 26 5 0 0 10 14 21 5 .263 Halter 33 73 7 19 5 0 1 2 3 22 1 3-4 .260 Palmer 46 166 24 43 7 1 11 29 17 53 8 0-1 Crul 53 164 16 47 14 1 2 19 5 13 7 1-2 .255 Cardoita 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Polonia 44 148 20 37 2 3 3 11 15 14 0 3-6 .250 HiMinion 49 182 23 45 14 2 6 24 25 31 2 4-4 ,247 Ammm 50 181 15 43 8 0 2 14 27 32 1 2-3 ,238 Eatlty 24 80 6 16 2 0 1 5 6 18 0 1-2 .200 Clirk 25 85 8 15 2 0 4 7 11 22 3 .176 TOTALS 55 1901 212 468 92 11 50 197 183 327 38 18-31 ,257 OPP. 55 1932 309 554 92 17 70 291 186 307 41 15-36 .287 Pitching PITCHER 8 US IP It CP. HP. B8 SO CPA Pattmon 2 0 24 0 0 22 29 6 6 0 6 10 2 46 Mothler 2 3 7 5-7 43', 55 22 17 8 4 22 353 Jnnn 0 1 23 0 0 20 22 9 9 2 4 19 4.05 Weaw 2 5 9 6-9 63', 61 33 30 7 18 38 4.26 Andmon 3 0 27 0-0 24 18 13 12 1 16 27 4.38 llait 2 1 20 0 1 38-1) 43 19 19 4 9 13 4.42 Nome 2 5 13 7 13 78 75 40 40 14 45 73 4.62 Irocail 2 3 23 00 27', 33 17 15 4 7 20 488 Mlicfci 2 7 11 4 11 74 44 40 9 28 31 3.40 i-Jehnwit 0 1 8 0-2 22 21 17 14 2 14 10 373 Nitliowlij 3 7 15 Ml 571, 80 54 44 10 23 35 6.91 MtOill 0 0 9 0-0 4', 10 6 6 2 0 2 11.37 TOTALS 21 34 23-55 469'i 554 309 278 70 186 307 3.11 OPP.

34 21 30-35 498'i 488 212 192 50 183 327 3.47 Hidalgo, Hou 18 V. Guerrero, Mil 30 Dve, KC Martinez, Sea Vaughn, Ana Glaus, Ana Palmeiro, Tex Rodriguez, Sea Sose, Chi 18 Helton, Col Edmonds, 5tL 17 Vidro, Mil 17 Young, Chi Helton, Cot Kent, SF Erslad, Ana Rodriguez, Tex Sweenev, KC Delgado, Tor Lawion, Mln Randa, KC Vaughn, Ana Williams, T.B. Martinez, Sea Segul, Tex 17 Owens, SD 17 Alfonzo, NY RUNS BATTED IN Martinez, Sea 63 diimc RATTEn im Giles, Ja. Giambi, Oak 59 li. -1 A.

Jones, AH Sweenev, KC Kent. SF Giles, Pit WALKS Sosal Chi WALKS Kent, SF Finlev, Art Sose, Chi Ja. Giambi, Oak 47 Pedro tames Tribe again Delgado, Tor Everett, Bos Vaughn, Ana Dve, KC Rodriguez, Sea Williams, NY Rodriguez, Tex Glaus. Ana 54 Grlffev, Cin 52 52 McGwire. StL 52 Karros, LA Olerud, Sea Salmon, Ana Rodriguez, Sea Delgado, Tor Palmeiro, Tex Thomas, Chi V.

Guerrero, Mtl 5) Edmonds, StL 44 Hidalgo, Hou 51 Green, LA 41 Galarraga, AH 50 Bell, Arl 40 STOLEN BASES ROUNDUP STOLEN BASES Through Wdnday Batting Longest current batting streak: 11, McCarty, Kansas City, May 20 to June 4 Longest befhng streak, lee tort 19, EncamacMn, Detroit, April 16 to May 7. Pitching Lonoott current wlnninfij streak: Burba, Cleveland, April 20 to June Fassero, Boston, April 26 to May 30; Hudson, Oakland, April 25 to May 27. Longest current losing streak: 5, Wells, Minnesota, April 13 to May 24. Longest winning streak, Masont 7, Baldwin, Chicago, Aprk to May 20. Longest Ktslng streak, season: i Mickl, Detroit, April 7 to April 29; Weils, Minnesota, April 13 to May 24 (current).

Team Longest currant winning itraakt Cleveland, June 1 to June 7. Longest current home-win streak: 3, Minnesota, May 24 to May 20; Oakland, June 5 to June 7. Longest currant road-win streak: 5, Cleveland, June 3 to June 7. KL STREAKS Through Wednesday Batting Longest currant batting streak: 10, Mueller, San Francisco, May 20 to June 7. Longest batting streak, season: 24, Womack, Arizona, May 2 to May 29.

Posada, NY doubles IRLt PRI SS MWS SLRMCU 21 Young, Chi McLemore, Sea 36 DOUBLES DuSnwds, Bat Damon, KC Mondesi, Tor R. Alomar, Cle Febies, KC Jeter, NY Kennedy, Ana Lawton. Min Casiilio, Fla Goodwin. Col Young, Chi Cedeno, Hou Owens, SD Reese, Cin Veraj, AH Flovd, Fla Glanvllle, Phi 17 Green, LA 16 Altonzo, NY 15 White, MH 15 Kent, SF 13 Vidro, MH 13 Cirillo, Col McLemore, Sea 11 Lawton, Min G'aus, Ana Desnietds, Bel Dve, KC Olerud, Sea Segul, Tex Sweenev, KC Beiie, Bel Deigado, Tor Rodriguez, Tex SLUGGING PCT. Helton, Col r.AnTl Art Bonds, SF 831 7.11.

mv Helton, Col 779 TRIPLES TRIPLES Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel said: "He was a master. You look at his numbers and he does it against every team, not just ours." Martinez lowered his ERA to 0.95 and opponents' batting average against him to .152. He as allowed an average of 4.75 hits per nine innings. Martinez missed his previous start Saturday with a sore oblique muscle in his side and bronchitis. "If he owns us, he owns a lot of other teams in the league," said manager Charlie Manuel, whose team was shut out for the first time.

Los Angeles 5, Houston 2: Oave Hansen hit a tie-breaking homer in the seventh for the host Dodgers. Hansen batted for Chan Ho Park (7-4) with one out and hit his third homer all as a pinch-hitter. New York Mets 8, Baltimore 7 (10 innings): The Orioles lost for the seventh time on a 10-game trip. The Mets. who got a three-run homer from Todd Zeile.

rallied Irom deficits of 4-0 and 6-3. GueriVo, MH .726 Goodwin, Col 7 Piazza, NY .719 Biggk), Hou 4 Edmonds, StL .675 Cedeno, Hou 4 Giles, Pit .670 Grudzielanek, LA 4 Kent, SF .670 Martin, SD 4 Finlev, Art .659 Perez, Cot 4 Sheffield, LA .637 Reese, Cm 4 ON-BASE PCT. Guzman, Min Durham, Chi Alicee, Tex Hunter, Min Martinez, NY Nixon, Bos Valentin, Chi Sam (17): Jones 17. Shutouts (1): ene combined. Compute games (1): Weater.

BS-Qualit) starts and lames started. A start is ene in wnich a ditcher allows three earned runs or fewer and toes at least sis innings, i-disabled list SLUGGING PCT. Martinez, See .730 Rodriguez, Tex .726 Delgado. Tor .713 Dve, KC .696 Everett, Bos .688 Glaus, Ana .61 Rodriguez, Sea .635 Ja. Giambi, Oak .627 Ramirez, Cle .623 Justice, Cle .615 ON-BASE PCT.

Povada, NY .460 Glaus, Ana .451 Erslad, Ana .449 Delgado, Tor .448 Rodriguez, Sea .447 Martinez, Sea .444 Thomas, Chi .433 Ja. Giambi. Oak 427 Lawton, Min .425 Oterud, Sea .423 RUNS SCORED BOSTON Pedro Martinez allowed only Russell Branyan's fifth-inning double over eight innings Thursday night in the Red Sox's 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Carl Everett's 21st home run broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning. Derek Lowe got his 13th save.

Martinez (9-2), facing the Indians for the first time since he was ejected April 30 for hitting Roberto Alomar with a pitch, might have been the only one who wasn't impressed with his 10-strikeout, one-walk performance that improved his record against Cleveland to 8-0. "What am he said. "I'm only a man. I'm not anything special." wornac, An McGwire, StL 495 TOTAL BASES TOTAL BASES Castillo, Fla 478 V.Guerrero, Mil 154 Team Detgado, Tor 159 Rodnguez. Tex 159 Pitching Edmonds, SIL .472 Helton, Col Kendall, PI! 457 Bonds, SF Erslad, Ana Bonds, SF 152 141 146 143 142 140 .454 Kent, SF 450 Finlev.

Arl .148 Giles, Pit .9 Sosa. Chi Dve, KC Glaus, Ana Vaughn, Ana Martinez, Sea Sweenev, KC Green, LA Aitonzo, NY G'let, Pit Sneieid, LA Longest currant winning streak: Graves, Cincinnati, Apr. I to June 4 Longest currant ktslng streak: Lima, Houston, Apr. 10 to June 4. Longest wtntttng streak, season: Graves, Cincinnati, Apr.

I to June 4 (current); Siephanson, St. Louts Apr. to May 29. I tan nail leVWaa ill all laiirm I I Vs. AL Central: 5-12 One-run games, 7-7 Vs.

AL East: 1-12 Eitra innings: 4-2 Vs. AL West: 3-7 2000 record: 20 35 Vs HL Central: lWrecard: 2K Vs. rights starters: It-! 4 2000 attendance: 687,348 Vs lett; starters: 411 1999 attendance: 459.900 On grass fields: 18-30 2000 attendance 27,501 Bnartrficiatturf: 1-3 1999 attendance 18.396 439 Edmonds, StL 133 Rodriguez, Sea 132 RUNS SCORED Altonzo, NY 129 Hidatgo, Hou 129 Deigado, tor 51 Monaesi, Tor 49 G'Sirt, Ana 48 Ersiad, Ana 46 Everett, Bos 121 ERA V-arnni, Bos 1 05 Baldwin, Chi 3.07 Edmonds, StL 56 15 Bonds. SF 55 Johnson, Art 1.41 Bagwell, Hou SI Brown, LA 245 I ftouston, Aor. 10 to June ft (ctmnl)..