Quote: "I can't see any area where we're in dire need at this point, I really don't."

-- Joe Torre, Yankees manager, whose team sits atop baseball with majors' best record of 60-37.

It's a fact: The Athletics have homered in a season-high 17 straight games.

Who's hot: The Tigers' Tony Clark extended his career-high hitting streak to 14 games.

Who's not: In his past two starts, the Angels' Omar Olivares has allowed 14 runs and 19 hits in 6 2/3 innings.

On deck: The struggling Red Sox trail the streaking Blue Jays by 1 1/2 games in the wild-card race. Bret Saberhagen (6-4) takes the mound for Boston against David Wells (11-6).