11.   Third baseman Travis Fryman kept the runners from advancing and retired Gonzalez.

12.   Usually, managers prefer to keep runners stationary with sluggers at bat, to insure the last out is not made on an attempted steal.

13.   Worries about cheating actually have kept some runners away from Boston.

14.   Catcher Joseph Stryjak blocked a low, inside pitch with his legs, keeping the runner at third and prompting Loewen to come to the plate to hug him.

15.   He was not bashful about keeping runners off base.

16.   Neither starter could hold a lead or keep runners off base for very long.

17.   That allowed the left-hander to keep runners from taking a big lead off first base.