11.   Anaheim center fielder Jim Edmonds left the game with a jammed thumb.

12.   An inning later Chipper Jones, who left the game in the sixth with a rib cage strain, hit a solo homer and Perez began to unravel.

13.   An inning later, second baseman Wilton Guerrero left the game.

14.   And as it has closed, tennis has been graced with its most stirring rivalry since Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert left the game.

15.   And because he did not see one coming, he was going to leave the game he loved.

16.   And leave the game behind.

17.   And the Braves still have eight games left against the Expos.

18.   And to think there are seven games left.

19.   And reliever Mike Jackson left the game after pitching to three batters in the eighth inning.

20.   And worse, Ward left the game with a strained hamstring in the third quarter.