11.   But the Clippers scored the next eight points and quickly put the game out of reach to snap a two-game losing skid.

12.   Chicago has had two five-game losing skids this season.

13.   Columbus, which won its second in a row after an eight-game losing skid, put the heat on in the closing minutes of regulation.

14.   Daymond Langkow scored twice as Tampa Bay snapped a four-game losing skid.

15.   In Arlington, Texas, Matt Williams hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Indians stopped a three-game losing skid.

16.   In Charlotte, North Carolina, David Wesley powered a first-half barrage that helped Charlotte break a five-game losing skid.

17.   In a duel of teams with losing skids, the Grizzlies dropped their sixth straight game.

18.   In Anaheim, California, Texas finally stopped its slide by beating Jim Abbott and the California Angels to end a five-game losing skid.

19.   In Chicago, Vinny Castilla and Andres Galarraga each homered as the Colorado Rockies ended a five-game losing skid with a win over Chicago.

20.   In Toronto, rookie Ryan Drese won his third straight start as the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays to end a four-game losing skid.