21.   Volk figures to play a key role.

22.   Rangers Dutch midfielder Ronald De Boer, who has been doubtful with a toe injury, figures to play Saturday after taking pain-killing injections.

23.   He is just four homers ahead of Sosa, who figures to play every day down the stretch with the Cubs still in the NL wild-card race.

24.   Milwaukee figures to play a key role in the race.

25.   Raines figures to play left field for the Yankees, with Ruben Sierra remaining as a designated hitter.