1.   After returning from ankle and foot injuries, he had six goals and four assists in his first eight games back.

2.   Instead, the Knicks are three and a half games back, trying to stay within striking distance.

3.   Look where the Orioles are, flopping five and a half games back.

4.   Los Angeles is still two games back, but the Giants are in command.

5.   Cleveland leads by one game over Oakland, with Boston two games back and Toronto trailing by three.

6.   In each of his previous four games back, Jordan had started off slow.

7.   The Cubs dropped seven games back.