41.   Freiburg sent Cottbus to its sixth straight defeat.

42.   Gregory has run out of patience with some of his players during a run of five straight defeats.

43.   He lost to Cleveland on Tuesday night, his second straight defeat after consecutive shutouts.

44.   Hebert, who has four shutouts this season, handed Nashville its fifth straight defeat.

45.   In Arlington, Texas, Jacque Jones hit a grand slam and tied a career high with five RBIs as Minnesota handed Texas its fifth straight defeat.

46.   In Detroit, Travis Fryman and Bobby Higginson hit first-inning home runs, and Detroit handed Texas starter Roger Pavlik his fourth straight defeat.

47.   In Oakland, California, the California Angels continued their free fall, losing to the Oakland Athletics for their seventh straight defeat.

48.   In Miami, Kevin Brown pitched a complete game, and Quilvio Veras and Greg Colbrunn homered as Florida handed San Francisco its sixth straight defeat.

49.   In Detroit, Kirk Maltby scored his first two goals of the season, including a deflection off his chest, and Detroit handed Vancouver its fourth straight defeat.

50.   In Oakland, California, Ron Darling won for the first time in nine starts and the Oakland Athletics sent the Detroit Tigers to their eighth straight defeat.