11.   Though he remained in the game and later hit a triple, his left ankle had stiffened by the time he reported to the clubhouse Thursday afternoon.

12.   When he hit a run-scoring triple off the first pitch from reliever Derek Lowe, that run was charged to Nomo.

13.   American Todd Eldredge, quad shy, finished third without it, hitting seven triples in his best long program this season.

14.   Andres Galarraga homered twice and Andruw Jones homered and hit two triples for Atlanta.

15.   Brady Anderson then hit a triple to tie the score, and Acre issued two intentional walks to load the bases.

16.   Carlos Lee then hit a triple to right, scoring Konerko.

17.   Danel Castro hit two triples and scored four runs.

18.   Danel Castro, picked to play shortstop instead of star German Mesa, hit two triples and scored four times.

19.   Despite the falls, she hit four triples, including two triple-double combinations.

20.   Elena Liashenko of Urkaine came in third with a classical program set to Puccini, hitting five triples and botching a landing on just one.