21.   Wakefield now has five complete games, tying Cone for the league lead, and has won seven straight.

22.   A victory by either of those teams would give the winner the league lead.

23.   Ajax can regain the league lead if it wins at Willem II Tilburg on Sunday.

24.   Andriy Shevchenko scored for AC Milan and is a goal behind Batistuta for the league lead.

25.   At Santander, Victor Sanchez scored three goals, one on a penalty, and Racing moved within five points of the league lead with its victory.

26.   Bayern could take the league lead with a win Sunday at Karlsruher.

27.   Baylor has the luxury of taking his time with Gordon because of Jeff Fassero, tied for the league lead with nine saves.

28.   Brito, formerly with the Minnesota Twins, has nine homers and shares the league lead with Kazuhiro Kiyohara of the Lions.

29.   Celta, meanwhile, travels to play lower-half Salamanca in search of the victory that could restore it to the league lead.

30.   Dallas goalkeeper Matt Jordan got his eighth shutout of the season, matching Kevin Hartman of Los Angeles for the league lead.