21.   He had hit that pitch count four other times but had worked his way into the seventh or eighth innings on each occasion.

22.   He left the game after the fifth inning because of a pitch count.

23.   He pitched well and had a low pitch count, but had to leave the game early because of blister problems.

24.   He is not worried about the blisters, his pitch count or the unknown.

25.   He walked three and he fell far short of the pitch count the Sox had wanted.

26.   He was on a limited pitch count because he had been pitching out of the bullpen all season.

27.   He was not bred on pitch counts.

28.   He was tired of answering questions about the Bombers, about pitch counts, about losing, about Danny Almonte.

29.   High pitch counts have hurt and Monday was no different.

30.   He was the beneficiary of several ground-ball outs that kept his pitch count low.