1.   Bohanon needed only one more out to escape the inning, but that last out was a long time in coming.

2.   But then Jacome settled down and struck out Ray Lankford and Mark Whiten to escape the inning.

3.   Clark struck out Derek Bell on a full-count off-speed pitch and got Sean Berry to ground out to escape the inning.

4.   Dotel struck out the dangerous Brian Jordan to escape the inning, and when he went to the dugout, he was met by a group of his teammates.

5.   Everett leaned one way then the other, then caught the ball as he fell down, to allow the Mets to escape the inning.

6.   Fernandez struck out Jones and Fred McGriff, zipping fastballs over the outside corner, and it seemed he would escape the inning without giving up any more runs.

7.   If it were a regular-season game, Pete Harnisch might have been miffed at the infield error that kept him from escaping an inning without damage.

8.   In the first, he faced seven batters and allowed two runs before escaping the inning.

9.   Lance Painter relieved him and escaped the inning.

10.   Mike Jackson took over for the Astros in the seventh, allowing a leadoff single and a two-out intentional walk before escaping the inning.