21.   The first five Cardinals reached base against Maddux, but two of those batters should have been retired.

22.   The first six Texas batters in the third inning reached base against Sele.

23.   The first three batters reached base against Lima in the second inning, including Willie Greene, who delivered an RBI double.

24.   The leadoff hitter reached base against Jones in five of the six innings he started.

25.   The only Twin who reached base against him was Jacque Jones, and that was because of an error by Alfonso Soriano with one out in the eighth.

26.   The only other Yankees player to reach base against Alexander was Babe Ruth, who walked in the ninth with two out.

27.   The Rangers loaded the bases against him in the first inning, but Wise got out of it when Ivan Rodriguez grounded into an inning-ending double play.

28.   The Royals later loaded the bases against Jeff Nelson, but he whiffed Joe Randa and pumped his fist as he returned to the dugout.

29.   The Royals later loaded the bases against Jeff Nelson, but Nelson fanned Joe Randa and pumped his fist as he returned to the dugout.

30.   The Rangers threatened in their final at-bat by loading the bases against Pichardo, but the right-hander induced a game-ending fly ball from first baseman Will Clark.