1.   At least for Monday, Williams says, Redding and Hernandez can be scheduled to throw four innings apiece.

2.   Brown and Chan Ho Park are each scheduled to throw two innings.

3.   By then, the Mets merely had to preserve their lead, which they did when Greg McMichael threw two scoreless innings.

4.   David Cone, slated to work out in the bullpen Sunday, volunteered to throw an inning in relief, and Zimmer and Stottlemyre did not say no immediately.

5.   He had thrown nine innings in Oakland Monday, allowing one run but getting a no-decision.

6.   He only threw four innings in his final spring appearance on Friday in Las Vegas, two innings less than the Mariners wanted from him.

7.   He threw three innings, but the third batter he faced, Brian Daubach, hit a home run over the right field fence.

8.   He threw four innings, giving up three hits and two runs.

9.   He threw seven innings and allowed just a third-inning run.

10.   He threw five innings, allowing just two hits and a walk.