The Associated Press

CHICAGO - Josh Beckett, who won Game 5 with a two-hit shutout, jogged around Wrigley Field on Monday. Mark Redman, who hopes to start Game 7, threw on the side in the bullpen.

Most players took the day off, but it's obvious the Marlins are loose heading into tonight's Game 6 of the NLCS.

"There's still going to be a Game 6 - and a Game 7," Beckett said Sunday after overpowering the Cubs.

"Our guys realize that we're the underdogs, we're not supposed to be here," Florida manager Jack McKeon said Monday. "And they are full of confidence. I know they'd be very happy to get to Game 7."

Instead of Brad Penny, McKeon decided to use Carl Pavano as his Game 6 starter.

How does McKeon come up with some of his personnel decisions after decades in baseball? It's a combination of methods.

"You rely on gut feelings, you look at the stats and see how guys match up," McKeon said.

ALL'S WELLS: Yankees lefty David Wells injured his groin on his way to the bench-clearing brawl on Saturday night, but he has recovered.

"He felt something, jumping out of the dugout the other night," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I don't know what it was, cramp or whatever, but he came to the ballpark (Sunday) and it was gone. Again, he was going to start last night."

Wells is scheduled to start Game 5 this afternoon.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED: Don Zimmer's apology for attacking Pedro Martinez Saturday sat well with Boston.

"We are grateful for it, Zim's apology," Red Sox manager Grady Little said. "We're all sorry that what took place happened on the field the other day. That's an unfortunate circumstance that we are trying to put behind us right now and play baseball."

DRY IT OUT: With the Fenway Park field soaked from Sunday's rain that postponed Game 4 for a day, the Red Sox brought in a helicopter to hover over the field and help it dry out Monday.

GLUED TO THE TUBE: Fox's coverage of Game 3 between the Cubs and Marlins was rated higher than any LCS game a year ago.

The Friday night broadcast recorded a 9.3/18 national rating/share, with an average audience of 14.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. That's a 45 percent improvement over last year's comparable Friday night telecast of Minnesota-Anaheim.