Arizona has lost 101 games this season, but the Diamondbacks would still have to lose all 18 of their remaining games to match Detroit’s abysmal 2003 season.
So close
Barry Bonds’ quest for his 700th homer comes close enough to Chicago that you might want to take a road trip. Bonds and the Giants start a three-game series Tuesday in Milwaukee, and tickets are still available.
Friends in baseball
President Bush’s re-election campaign has received donations from Rangers owner Tom Hicks ($100,000), Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt ($200,000), Reds owner Carl H. Lindner ($200,000), and Astros chairman and CEO Drayton McLane ($200,000), among other minority owners and family members.
Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
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NL / GB
San Francisco –
CUBS 0.5
Houston 1
Florida 2
San Diego 2
AL / GB
Boston –
Anaheim 4.5
Texas 8.5
SOX 14
Cleveland 16.5
