21.   Bonds came in with homers in three of his last four games.

22.   Both Ausanio and Bankhead have allowed homers in their last two appearances.

23.   Both runs came on a Chad Curtis homer in the second inning.

24.   Blowers snapped the tie with a leadoff homer in the eighth inning, an opposite-field fly ball that snuck into the first row of seats.

25.   Braves first baseman Andres Galarraga hit four homers in interleague games as well as Sammy Sosa for the Cubs and Mo Vaughn for Boston.

26.   A Gillette promotion with consumers trying to slug homers in playoff and World Series stadiums will be done in an empty ballpark.

27.   Aaron beat Mathews with a two-out homer in the ninth.

28.   After another ball, Bambi lashed his homer deep in the seats in left field.

29.   Albert Belle slugged a two-run homer in the first inning, and Thome and Manny Ramirez stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth.

30.   Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. hit consecutive homers in a four-run eighth inning.