1.   Alou also has two homers as a designated hitter in interleague play this season.

2.   And his days of hitting as many homers as his pants size are long gone.

3.   Experts say stress levels of die-hard Atlanta fans are shooting up like a Ryan Klesko homer as the Braves open defense of their World Series title Wednesday.

4.   Hitting a rash of homers as the Yankees sealed their position as one of the best teams ever in the regular season was nicer.

5.   Klesko hit the second for another homer as the leadoff batter in the seventh.

6.   Jones and Andres Galarraga both hit two-run homers as the Braves swept the Giants.

7.   Olerud hit his second homer as part of a four-run rally in the seventh.

8.   Todd Zeile hit his first homer as a Marlin, to left field.

9.   Piazza had three RBIs for the third straight game and Mike Blowers hit his first National League homer as the Dodgers won their third in a row.

10.   Pinch-hitter Julio Zuleta hit a grand slam, and Matt Stairs and Rondell White had back-to-back homers as Chicago beat St. Louis.