31.   The Rangers improved on their three-run fourth with a five-run fifth inning.

32.   The Rangers then put the game out of reach with a five-run sixth inning that included a two-out, two-run single by Gonzalez.

33.   The second bounced into center and allowed Brown to advance to third and later score the first of two cushioning runs that inning.

34.   The Rangers scored three runs that inning and Gonzalez was on deck when Simms grounded out to end the inning.

35.   The Twins eventually caught and passed the Angels with a three-run seventh inning against Shigetoshi Hasegawa.

36.   The Yankees made quick work of Orioles starter Sid Fernandez, chasing the left-hander from the game with a five-run third inning.

37.   Tony Eusebio dropped a throw at the plate, allowing Konerko to score in a two-run fifth inning.

38.   Pinch-hitter Yonetoshi Kawamata hit a two-run double in the six-run sixth inning.

39.   Peter Bergeron had four hits and Mike Mordecai had two of his three hits in a seven-run sixth inning for visiting Montreal.

40.   Payton had the first multihomer game of his career, connecting with Jeromy Burnitz in a five-run ninth inning.