Who's hot

Frank Thomas of the White Sox is 14-for-35 (.400) in his past nine games.

Who's not

Sammy Sosa of the Cubs is 9-for-45 since the All-Star break.

Line of the day

Ricky Gutierrez, Indians 2B

AB R H RBI HR

5 2 4 3 0

He said it

"I wouldn't close the door on anything. That doesn't mean it's open to anything, either. This [Cincinnati] was not the right one for me. I don't know what tomorrow will bring."

Kenny Rogers, Rangers pitcher, who vetoed a trade to the Reds

On deck

The White Sox, after playing the Twins four times in their first 100 games, meet them 15 times in the final 62 games.