31.   He also hit a batter in the first inning.

32.   He also walked four and hit two batters.

33.   He had hit more batters than any other pitcher in the American League that year.

34.   He hit a batter with the bases loaded, then threw the ball away after fielding a grounder.

35.   He matched the regular-season record and set a post-season mark by hitting three batters in the inning.

36.   He struck out seven in five innings, allowing five hits, walking two and hitting a batter.

37.   He struck out six batters in two innings, allowed one hit, hit a batter and showed a hybrid curveball-cut fastball that baffled hitters.

38.   He scattered five hits, struck out five, walked one, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch and had an errant throw on a pickoff attempt.

39.   He has walked nine and hit two batters in his last eight and two-thirds innings, but said his problems could soon be erased.