Smokin’
Curt Schilling, Red Sox
Wins his 4th in row for a red-hot club.
Jeff Bagwell, Astros
12-for-23 with 3 HRs and 9 RBIs in his last 5 games.
Mike Hampton, Braves
Stretch run: Improves to 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
Torii Hunter, Twins
Hits game-winning HR; 17 RBIs in his last 10 games.
Rich Harden, A’s
Wins his 6th straight decision; ERA down to 3.69.
Jim Edmonds, Cardinals
3-for-3 with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs. Could it be that
Cardinals have a 3rd NL MVP candidate?
Chokin’
Javier Vazquez, Yankees Shredded for 6 earned runs in just 11/3 innings of work.
Wily Mo Pena, Reds Goes a 7th straight game without a HR or an RBI.
Jeff Francis, Rockies 2nd start, same as the 1st: 8 runs allowed in 41/3 innings.
Ugueth Urbina, Tigers Oh, the pain of another blown save. ERA swells to 4.50.
Cliff Floyd, Mets No homers, 1 RBI in his last 9 games.



