M.L.

There is still time for a back-of-the-pack candidate to pick up delegates and challenge for the title. Even starters who have spent most of the season pitching like a run-down sock monkey but rediscover their hard-breaking offspeed pitch as soon as there's no danger of being traded. It was really the ultimate Nationals ticket last night: 2005 ¡Livo! matched with 2006 offense.

Delegate Count: Zimmerman 8, Soriano 7, Riker 7, Chief 4, Pedro Armas 3, ¡Livo! 3, Schneider 2, Patterson 2, O'Connor 2, Ramono 2, Vidro 1, Church 1, Barbarian 1, Kearns 1, Uncommitted: 4.