Quote: "I think everybody was asking questions about the White Sox, like they were about us last year. But they're for real. They're definitely a team to be reckoned with." - Reds first baseman Sean Casey on the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox, who completed a three-game sweep of Cincinnati yesterday.
It's a fact: Chicago's Frank Thomas scored the 1,000th run of his major league career Tuesday.
Who's hot: Barry Bonds hit his major league-leading 25th homer for San Francisco on Tuesday, the most homers he has ever hit before the All-Star break.
Who's not: San Francisco's Robb Nen blew a save for the fourth time in 12 tries and second in two nights as the Giants lost, 6-5, to Anaheim on Tuesday.
On deck: Jim Thome and the Indians travel to Boston to face Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox.