1.   Clemens cruised through the first three innings by retiring all nine batters in order before the Royals mounted a threat in the fourth.

2.   India, mindful of its international duties, is committed to not using these weapons to commit aggression or to mount threats against any country.

3.   Not once did the Knicks mount a threat.

4.   Right-handers Antonio Osuna, Matt Herges and Jeff Shaw preserved the lead, although the Rangers mounted a threat in the eighth.

5.   The Braves barely mounted a threat in the bottom of the fifth, when Eddie Perez singled up the middle.

6.   The Devil Rays immediately mounted a threat, as Stocker singled and moved to second on a bunt.

7.   The Mariners mounted a threat in the bottom of the ninth.

8.   The Mets immediately mounted their threat.

9.   The Nets never mounted a threat after that.

10.   The Rangers mounted a threat with two out in the ninth when Ken Caminiti walked, and Andres Galarraga, pinch-hitting for Michael Young, singled to left.