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* The Expos have made seven errors in their last two games.

* Brad Ausmus of the Astros hit his first home run since July 25, a span of 59 at-bats.

* Adam Dunn became the eighth Reds player to hit 40 homers in a season.

* Jason LaRue of the Reds was hit by a pitch for the 20th time for the second straight season.

* The Brewers have seven runs in their last five games.

* The White Sox' victory in the final interleague game gave the American League a 127-125 edge for the season.

* Nate Robertson became the first Tigers pitcher since Justin Thompson in 1997 to win 12 games.

* A thousand points of light for the Tigers: Catcher Ivan Rodriguez scored his 1,000th run, and designated hitter Dmitri Young smacked his 1,000 hit.

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