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Jays Go For 4th Straight

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Frank Thomas hasn't been performing as well as he'd like at the plate recently, but he rarely has trouble against the Minnesota Twins.

Thomas tries to lead the Blue Jays to a season-high tying fourth straight victory when they continue a three-game series with the Twins on Tuesday at Rogers Centre.

Bonds Faces Smoltz

After spending the last week on the road in hostile environments, Barry Bonds has a chance to make history back home in San Francisco.

Bonds hopes to become baseball's new home run king in front of the home fans when the Giants open a seven-game homestand Monday with a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves.

Tigers Visit Last Place Sox

The Detroit Tigers stumbled over the weekend with a series loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals. They'll try to bounce back against another of the AL Central's lesser teams Monday when they begin a five-game set against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Red-Hot Sox Visit Tribe

Jon Lester was a significant contributor in his rookie season with the Boston Red Sox last summer. He hopes to pick up where he left off when he returns to the mound for his first start since being diagnosed with cancer last August.

Eleven months after his last major league game, Lester will start for the Red Sox when they open a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

Rangers bats warming up

The Cleveland Indians have the best home record in baseball. Their results on the road of late have been a different story.

The Indians look to secure their first road series win in more than five weeks when they close a four-game set against the Texas Rangers on Sunday night.