Who's hot
Carlos Beltran of the Royals needs one RBI to become the sixth player since 1900 with 100 RBIs, 100 runs and 30 steals.
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Who's not
The Devil Rays need to win two of their last three games to avoid the franchise's third straight 100-loss season.
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Line of the day
Carlos Delgado, Blue Jays 1B
AB R H RBI HR
4 4 4 6 4
He said it
"Even at 80 percent, John Smoltz is better than a lot of guys who are healthy."
Russ Ortiz, Braves pitcher, on Atlanta's closer, who returned to the team this week after a 28-day stay on the disabled list
On deck
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The Cubs will try to retake the NL Central lead when they open a three-game series tonight against Pittsburgh.