Quote: "There's nothing we can do about it. We just got the bad sign of the coin." -- Giants manager Dusty Baker, whose team lost two coin flips for potential one-game playoffs.
It's a fact: Expos reliever Steve Kline made his NL-leading 77th appearance.
Who's hot: The Brewers have hit 16 homers in the first eight games of their 10-game road trip, and 28 in the past 16 games.
Who's not: The crowd of 13,291 was the smallest of the season at Cincinnati's Cinergy Field.
On deck: Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said Mark McGwire probably won't play in both games of today's doubleheader.
Pub Date: 9/15/98