11.   Gant hit his first homer with two outs in the fourth, his first extra-base hit since coming to the Angels.

12.   In the series opener, Belle slammed a home run and then robbed Chili Davis of a game-winning homer with a leaping catch.

13.   In this era of offense, when even middle infielders hit opposite-field homers with regularity, Martinez and Johnson are dominating the game.

14.   It also brought Alomar to the plate for a potential game-winning homer with two outs.

15.   It was his second homer of the series and the seventh one Brown surrendered this season after allowing eight homers with the Padres last season.

16.   Kim said his experience last fall, allowing the Yankees game-tying homers with two outs in the ninth inning on consecutive days, actually helped his confidence.

17.   Moments later, Ty Gainey, a former Houston Astros center fielder from South Carolina who plays for the Sultanes, smacked a homer with two runners on.

18.   Now you even see guys like Jermaine Dye popping homers with ease.

19.   Some analysts said that Associated will hit another homer with microwave.

20.   Stan Musial holds the record for All-Star Game homers with six.