NOTEBOOK From the World Series

Castillo still struggling: Luis Castillo finished the regular season ranked among the National League leaders in several offensive categories, including average, multihit games and infield hits. But Florida's speedy second baseman has struggled mightily in the postseason, hitting only .200 in the NL championship series and the first four games of the World Series. Castillo was 0-for-4 Wednesday night. The Marlins are hoping Castillo -- who batted .314 in the regular season, 10th-best in the NL -- finds his stroke again in time to help Florida secure its second world title in the past six years. Marlins manager Jack McKeon stopped by Castillo's locker for a pep talk before Game 4. He might try the same ploy before Game 5 tonight. "Luis is a very, very good player," McKeon said. "Sometimes he tries too hard and sometimes he takes it too hard when he doesn't succeed. He's an easy winner, he wants to win as bad as anybody on this ballclub."
Anniversary: Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most memorable home runs in World Series play -- Joe Carter's series-ending shot off Philadelphia's Mitch Williams in 1993 that gave Toronto its second straight title. The Game 6 shot is one of only two series-ending home runs in history; the other is Bill Mazeroski's solo homer off Ralph Terry in the 1960 Series, giving Pittsburgh a win over the Yankees in seven games. Alex Gonzalez's shot Wednesday night was the 13th walkoff homer in Series history.
Penny's thoughts: Marlins right-hander Brad Penny knows he'll have to be sharper tonight than he was in Game 1. Penny beat the Yankees despite allowing 10 of the 23 batters he faced to reach base. Dontrelle Willis and Ugueth Urbina combined for 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief, allowing Penny to hang on for the win. "I feel like I got away with a few pitches the other night," Penny said. "You've definitely got to make an adjustment, mix it up a little bit."
Aaron awards: Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers won his third straight AL Hank Aaron award on Wednesday and Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL honor for the first time. Aaron threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game.
-- Associated Press