Darren Oliver

At The Ballpark in Arlington (Texas) Day....Time....TV....Starters Tonight....8:35....CSN....RHP Sidney Ponson (5-6, 4.28) vs. RHP Rick Helling (7-8, 5.29) Tomorrow....6:05....CSN....RHP Calvin Maduro (0-2, 3.38) Game 1 vs. LHP Doug Davis (5-7, 4.65) Tomorrow....CSN....Undecided Game 2 vs. Undecided Thursday....8:35....CSN....RHP Josh Towers (6-4, 2.85) vs. LHP Darren Oliver (7-6, 6.07) Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) Rangers update These teams were supposed to play three games at Camden Yards last week until Wednesday's train accident cut the series to one game and forced tomorrow's doubleheader.

On the field: Pitcher David Wells does not follow conventional wisdom in letting his infielders handle all pop-ups. Mickey Tettleton hit a high pop leading off the second inning, and Wells tracked it all the way as it drifted toward the first-base dugout. Wells stepped in between first baseman Rafael Palmeiro and catcher Chris Hoiles, called off both and made the catch. Later in the game, he was in position to take another pop-up, before Palmeiro called him off.In the dugout: Left-hander Darren Oliver held the Orioles to two runs on four hits in the first five innings, but manager Johnny Oates replaced him with right-hander Mark Brandenburg after Palmeiro doubled leading off the sixth inning.

Quote: "I asked to be traded. Chuck Knoblauch, Randy Johnson, Matt Williams, they asked to be traded. People don't say bad things about them. They're labeled as winners. I'm labeled as a crybaby." -- Former Marlin Gary Sheffield, now with the Dodgers.It's a fact: The Braves need three more wins for Bobby Cox to become the winningest manager in franchise history. Frank Selee, who managed the Boston Beaneaters from 1890 to 1901, holds the mark with 1,004 victories.Who's hot: The Astros are 5-1 in interleague play this season after going 4-11 last year.

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards Day ......................Time .....................TV ......................Starters Tonight ................7: 05 ..................HTS .......Rangers' Esteban Loaiza ........................................ .......................................(1-1, 2.74) vs. ........................................ ...............................Orioles' Jason Johnson ........................................ ....................................... (0-0, 1.50) Tomorrow .....

Shutdown Is this going be the October that pitchers get revenge for that 15-14 abomination in the 1993 World Series? It sure looks like it based on the early playoff games. Roy Halladay's no-hitter was one of three virtuoso performances in the first six division series games. Tim Lincecum's two-hitter and a combined two-hitter by Texas lefty C.J. Wilson, Darren O'Day and Darren Oliver contributed to the eight playoff teams batting a combined .167 entering the weekend.