41.   He is seeking his sixth victory this season.

42.   Herbert raced to his sixth career victory and first of the season, beating Gary Scelzi in the Top Fuel final.

43.   In Baltimore, Chris Hoiles hit a grand slam to cap a six-run first inning that lifted Baltimore to its sixth straight victory.

44.   In Chicago, Willie Blair threw a career-best three-hitter for his sixth victory this month, leading Detroit over Chicago.

45.   In Houston, Chuck Carr got three straight hits, including a go-ahead single in the seventh, as Houston beat Montreal for its sixth straight victory.

46.   In Milwaukee, Jeff King and Rod Myers drove in runs and rookie Glendon Rusch got his sixth victory.

47.   In Baltimore, Jason Dickson earned his first win since August and Cecil Fielder homered as the Anaheim Angels beat the struggling Baltimore Orioles for their sixth straight victory.

48.   In Chicago, Chan Ho Park allowed three hits over eight innings as the Dodgers pulled into a first-place NL West tie with their sixth straight victory.

49.   In Portland, Oregon, Continental Basketball Association refugees Eldridge Recasner and Sam Mack led injury-ravaged Houston to its sixth straight victory.

50.   It was the sixth straight victory for Hanshin and the first time in three years the Tigers have put together such a streak.