Quote: "The fans reacted the way they reacted and then it was back to business." -- Mo Vaughn, who got a standing ovation before his first Fenway Park as an Angel, then heard Pedro Martinez cheered when he struck Vaughn out

It's a fact: The Yankees have a 2.67 ERA at home, 5.72 on the road.

Who's hot: The Royals have 19 home runs in their past 10 games after hitting 16 in the season's first 17 games.

Who's not: The Angels' Andy Sheets has seven hits in his past 65 at-bats.

On deck: Former Oriole Esteban Yan moves from the bullpen into the rotation, with his first start for the Devil Rays scheduled for today at Cleveland.

Pub Date: 5/08/99