Who's hot

Luis Castillo of the Marlins has hit safely in 52 of his past 56 games and in 64 of 77 overall.

Who's not

Ron Villone of the Pirates has allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings in his past two appearances.

Line of the day

Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Giants CF

AB .............. R ............... H ............... RBI ....... HR

6 ................. 2 ............... 5 ................. 5 ........... 2

On deck

The Cubs are in a 12-game stretch in which they play only the Marlins and Braves the only time they meet this year.

He said it

"You can change jerseys, shirts, hats - you can do every thing to stop sweating. But it just doesn't happen."

Chris Carpenter, Blue Jays starter at Fenway Park, where the temperature reached 104 degrees