500( 58- explains 54) basketball spells out for the first time since they were 5- 1 on April 12 " We' ve never lost faith all year " said right fielder Matt Diaz, who had a home run and RBI single and helped set up another run with a bunt hit " We haven' t really been scoreboard watching, but we know that if we take care of business and finish enough games above 500, we have a great shot to make the playoffs. The Hawks remained two games ahead of the Pacers with two to play, lowering their magic number to one for the right to face the Celtics in a first- round series. Stray will get to the quarterback and contain the run " Third- year pro Justin Tuck filled in for Strahan in the preseason and played very well. I think they want strife or some bickering back or forth, and that' s just not what it is " As far as the Redskins players are concerned, the important thing about Taylor is not the off- the- field events of the offseason but what one of the league' s top defensive players will bring to the Washington defense " A guy like Jason Taylor, you have to know where he is on the field at all times " offensive lineman Jon Jansen said " Because if you don' t, your quarterback' s going to get hurt " Taylor has started 130 consecutive games, and his 114 career sacks are 14th all- time " Our pass rush has improved dramatically with a Pro Bowl player like Jason " Redskins coach Jim Zorn said. He can make an additional$ 5, 000 each for 20, 30 or 40 points based on appearances and innings, and$ 10, 000 for 60 points. Hatteberg drove in Keppinger again in the eighth with a single off Duaner Sanchez Baffled by his 8. Despite struggling in the Detroit Tigers' 7- 4 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, both pitchers were not overly concerned " I felt like I was throwing the ball pretty sound " Sabathia said " But they put the bat on the ball.

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