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Weiss released from hospital, resting at hotel

"He was making some jokes, so he's feeling a little bit more like himself today," Runnells said. "I'm going to manage tonight. That's all I know. We'll see how he is tomorrow."

Weiss' illness was one more misfortune for a club that entered Thursday on an 11-game losing streak.

"They're great," said Runnells, who managed the Montreal Expos for parts of the 1991 and 1992 seasons. "The way they played in the series in Anaheim, we'll take that. They battled.

"The guys are playing hard. We're lacking a timely hit here and there or a key out.