31.   Portugal, who was already in the clubhouse after giving way to Rheal Cormier to start the eighth, was watching on television as Lewis gave chase.

32.   Reed was still pitching when Chris Gomez started the eighth with a single to right.

33.   Ray Durham reached on an infield hit to start the eighth and was sacrificed to second by Ron Karkovice.

34.   Rich Garces got him out of the inning, then gave way to Rod Beck, who started the eighth.

35.   Rogers started the eighth by retiring Alex Gonzalez on a screaming liner to center, then walked Raul Mondesi on four pitches.

36.   So Alan Embree started the eighth and walked John Olerud.

37.   So it was fully expected that Tavarez would stroll in from the bullpen to start the eighth, but there was Nagy assuming the position.

38.   Stanton replaced Watson in the seventh, shut out the Rangers in the seventh and struck out Rafael Palmeiro and Todd Zeile to start the eighth.

39.   The runs belonged to Greg McMichael, who came in to start the eighth, but the pressure has been on Russell and Radinsky after a shaky month.

40.   Then Joe Carter started the eighth with a homer into the left-field screen.