1.   The Kings defeated the Los Angeles Clippers Monday for their second straight victory while the Sonics lost their third in a row.

2.   Philadelphia lost its third in a row and fell out of a tie with Atlanta for the NL East lead.

3.   Orosco then struck out Sierra for his second save as the White Sox lost their third in a row.

4.   Arizona lost its third in a row, reducing its NL West lead to five games over second-place San Francisco.

5.   At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Miami lost its third in a row without regular starting quarterback Dan Marino.

6.   Boston lost its third in a row.

7.   Carlos Valderrama set up goals by Alan Prampin and Giuseppe Galderisi for Tampa Bay, which lost its third in a row.

8.   Byron Black lost the first service game of the fourth and final set and Wayne Black lost the third.

9.   Chicago committed three more errors and had a passed ball in losing its third in a row.

10.   Chicago lost its third in a row.