1.   And he got help in the fourth when Sandy Alomar singled into the left field corner and was gunned down by Daubach trying to stretch it to a double.

2.   He promptly singled into right field and soon turned an ankle sliding into second.

3.   Jeff Kent walked before Jose Vizcaino singled into right field, scoring Hundley from second base and sending Portugal to the showers.

4.   Knoblauch singled into right field, and Reboulet raced to third, just beating a strong throw from Mickey Tettleton.

5.   Royals second baseman Mendy Lopez moved to cover the bag, and Jeter singled into the defensive vacuum.

6.   Sojo, who should continue to be the starting second baseman until he stops mimicking Chuck Knoblauch, continued his remarkable roll by singling into center field.

7.   Walt Weiss singled into the right-center field gap to score two runs.

8.   Perez, out of the starting lineup since Sunday because of an injured left hand, singled into the right-field corner.

9.   Perez, out of the starting lineup lately because of an injured left hand, singled into the right-field corner.

10.   Mo Vaughn was walked intentionally, and one out later Mike Greenwell singled into the left-field corner, driving in the winning run.