11.   Since then, the Belmont has tripped up seven possible Triple Crown winners, a reminder that it takes nothing less than a superstar to sweep the series.

12.   The Dolphins must have a better record to win the division because the Jets swept the series and own the head-to-head tiebreaker.

13.   The Lakers could have swept the series with a victory Sunday and had nearly a week off before the next round.

14.   The Indians were sweeping their series against Toronto but needed Seattle to lose two of three to the Angels.

15.   The Mets swept the series.

16.   The Padres, now in second place a half-game ahead of the Dodgers, can sweep the series if they beat former teammate Kevin Brown today.

17.   The Rockies swept the series by scoring the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning or later of each game.

18.   The Yankees broke open the race in mid-July, immediately after the All-Star break, when they swept a four-game series in Baltimore.

19.   The Yankees go on to sweep the series.

20.   They know where the path can lead, and they know their chances of sweeping the series died on that course.