21.   Brown continued to labor, giving up a homer to Jones on the first pitch of the third, and to Klesko on the first pitch in the sixth.

22.   Buhner cracked an opposite-field homer to right field with David Segui aboard on the second of his two doubles.

23.   But Cone still looked surprised after allowing two homers to Griffey and one to Russ Davis in the first three innings.

24.   But his chances for getting a victory were erased when Anthony Telford gave up a three-run homer to the next batter, Alex Gonzalez.

25.   But Fassero, who allowed two homers to Travis Fryman, won for the first time this season.

26.   But it was the solo homer to left that had the Mariners talking.

27.   But Joe Randa singled, Carlos Beltran doubled, and Johnson lofted a three-run homer to left field.

28.   But Rogers walked Easley to open the sixth and then Phil Nevin bashed an opposite-field homer to right to allow Detroit to even the score.

29.   But Piazza made sure no one could catch his third-inning shot, a homer to right.

30.   But the Mets finally showed a pulse even after Saberhagen yielded solo homers to Jeff Blauser in the first and Javier Lopez in the second.