Who's hot

Mike Sweeney of the Royals has a 10-game hitting streak and is batting .417 for the month of June.

Who's not

The Pirates went 2-7 on a nine-game homestand, beating only the Expos, and have lost 10 of 13.

Line of the day

Jeff Kent, Giants 2B

AB R H RBI HR

5 2 3 6 0

He said it

"Those guys are the New York Yankees of this league. And to beat them like this and to get a grand slam was great." Gregg Zaun, Astros catcher, on his game-winning, pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the ninth against Byung-Hyun Kim and the D'backs

On deck

Mike Mussina of the Yan kees faces the Mets in the fi nal stretch of interleague play.