1.   And those straight fastballs would get blasted.

2.   A lot of sinkers and straight fastballs and changeups.

3.   After nine straight fastballs, he went with a changeup.

4.   But Rivera reared back and threw three straight fastballs past Bragg, and Cone was on his feet in the clubhouse, accepting congratulations from teammates for outdueling Martinez.

5.   But Wells threw two straight fastballs, and Molitor swung at and missed both.

6.   Dunlap threw three straight fastballs -- all strikes.

7.   He set up pinch-hitter Michael Tucker with four straight fastballs, then struck him out with a changeup that made the swinging Tucker look silly.

8.   Irabu tried three straight fastballs against the next batter, Mark Whiten, who fouled off the first two and made that same awful sound on the third.

9.   Ortiz throws a sinking fastball, a straight fastball, a slider and a changeup.

10.   Rose challenged Belle with eight straight fastballs, which normally is as advisable as a reporter asking him a question.