1.   Interleague play begins this weekend with the Giants playing three games in Oakland, which is one of the few interleague matchups that make sense.

2.   Piazza will move to designated hitter in American League parks during the interleague matchups.

3.   That is because the owners, at their meeting Thursday, discussed keeping the same interleague matchups both years instead of switching to other division pairings.

4.   The appealing interleague matchup will be scrutinized and will receive an abundance of news media attention, even with the Knicks still breathing.

5.   With runs scarce in the interleague matchup, the golden one tried to keep a rally going.

6.   Yes, some interleague matchups might not mean much.

7.   No surprise, many teams already report sellouts for their most attractive interleague matchups.

8.   The interleague matchup of Southern California teams drew a club record crowd to Qualcomm Stadium.

9.   The White Sox avoided a three-game sweep in the interleague matchup of Central Division leaders.