Who's hot
The Brewers have won five straight and are seven games over .500 for the first time since May 1998.
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Who's not
Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox is 7-for-38 (.184) in his past nine games.
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Line of the day
Carlos Beltran, Astros CF
AB R H RBI HR
4 2 2 4 2
On deck
Esteban Loaiza and Carlos Zambrano, both 8-3, meet as the Chicago teams open a se ries in Wrigley Field today.
He said it
"I'm sure it's already an instant classic. We still believe we're going to win the World Series. It's never going to be easy in Boston." Johnny Damon, Red Sox center fielder, after team's loss last night