BESTS OF THE DAY

BATTING

Roberto Alomar, New York: 3 for 4, 2 homers, 4 RBIs, in victory over the Expos.

Ramon Castro, Florida: 3 for 3, 2 homers, 3 RBIs, helped defeat the Braves.

Quinton McCracken, Arizona: 3 for 5, triple, homer, 2 RBIs, 3 runs, in win over Rockies.

PITCHING

A.J. Burnett, Florida: Complete game, 4 singles, 8 strikeouts in blanking the Braves.

Vicente Padilla, Philadelphia: 8 innings, 6 hits, 1 earned run, no walks, 11 strikeouts to beat the Reds.

Brian Lawrence, San Diego: 7 innings, 4 hits, 1 walk in stopping the Dodgers.

Hideo Nomo, Dodgers: 62/3 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 6 strikeouts, but a loss to the Padres.

Jon Lieber, Chicago: 5 innings, 4 hits, 1 run to defeat the Pirates.

Russ Ortiz, San Francisco: 6 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, but a no-decision against the Brewers.