31.   In Minnesota, he got two or three hits off me on balls away, so obviously I have to throw something inside.

32.   It took the Yankees three-plus innings to ring out their first hit off Frank Rodriguez, the Twins right-hander who hails from Brooklyn.

33.   It was the third consecutive hit off McMichael, who allowed an infield single to Derek Jeter to start the inning before the home run to Williams.

34.   J.T. Snow got the first hit off Fernandez, lining a double into the left-field corner with one out in the fifth inning.

35.   Jason Giambi was up next and already had two hits off Clemens.

36.   Jay Buhner had three hits off Nagy in the regular season and two of them were home runs.

37.   Jeter got hits off Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown, and Al Leiter.

38.   Japan managed only two hits off Lazo in the first five innings but both were homers.

39.   Jeter is the only batter to have three hits off Martinez in a game this year.

40.   Lewis, the hotted Giants batter of late, lined a single to left for the first hit off Rockies starter Armando Reynoso.