Quote: "It's one thing to make those fly balls go out of the park and it's a totally different thing to start hitting fly balls, where you're just making a right turn at first."

-- Expos' James Mouton, who hit his first homer in two years

It's a fact: Mark Kotsay kept his promise, going blond after the Marlins produced a winning record on their most recent trip.

Who's hot: The Mets' Roger Cedeno has stolen 10 bases in his past five games.

Who's not: The Expos' Michael Barrett had three passed balls last night.

On deck: Adrian Beltre (.319) could be the youngest .300 hitter in Los Angeles history. Beltre is 21, a year younger than when Bill Buckner (1972) and Ron Fairly (1961) reached the mark.

Pub Date: 5/19/99