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Meanwhile, back at the playoff race: Fred Lewis' speed paid off again for San Francisco on Monday night. The former Stone High and Mississippi Gulf Coast CC star foiled a potential inning-ending double play, beating the throw to first as the go-ahead run scored in the eighth inning of the Giants' 5-4 win over Arizona. Lewis got an RBI and San Francisco gained a half game in the National League wild card race, now trailing Colorado by 4. ... Matt Tolbert started at third base for Minnesota again on Monday and the ex-Ole Miss star contributed two hits and a run in the Twins' 7-0 win over Chicago. Minnesota is just 2 1/2 games behind AL Central leader Detroit. ... Texas' hopes for this year are essentially quashed, but Starkville native Julio Borbon isn't mailing it in. He went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs in the Rangers' 10-3 win against Oakland.

P.S. Did you know ... Dave Clark is only the second Mississippi native to manager the Houston franchise. Ellisville's Harry Craft was the skipper of the first Houston team, the Colt .45s, in 1962.