31.   He struck out eight and walked two in his second strong outing.

32.   In Boston, Magglio Ordonez had four hits and Dan Wright pitched into the seventh inning for his second consecutive strong outing as Chicago beat Boston.

33.   In San Francisco, Jose Lima recovered from a shaky start to win his second straight outing and Derek Bell and Sean Berry each hit home runs for Houston.

34.   Rupe walked three and equaled a career high for the second straight outing with eight strikeouts, including Carl Everett and Manny Ramirez three times each.

35.   Steve Avery was roughed up for his second straight outing in his minor-league rehabilitation stint.