51.   The Sox try to salvage the series finale Sunday against Greg Maddux.

52.   The UCLA and USC baseball teams dispensed with quality pitching and let the offenses slug it out again Sunday in their series finale at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

53.   To commemorate that feat, the staff printed up T-shirts for the series finale.

54.   Track general manager Bob DeFazio said he hopes that the Classic, the series season finale, will always be at Irwindale.

55.   Were there other famous series finales you considered in terms of avoiding or emulating?

56.   As Wright sat at his locker for the first time this season, his Indians teammates prepared for their series finale against Texas.

57.   But he was back at third base for the series finale.

58.   Going into the series finale, neither team can claim much of an edge.

59.   In the series finale, Roger Cedeno led off with a single and, two outs later, Tony Clark walked and Palmer homered.

60.   Jefferson, who singled, doubled and tripled in three at-bats Saturday, homered his first two times up in the series finale.