31.   Earlier, Yoshii had stranded a runner at third in the second inning and left runners at first and third in the bottom of the fifth.

32.   Ever preaching the importance of game-situation baseball, Green was unhappy when the Mets stranded runners at third in both the sixth and seventh innings Sunday.

33.   Even as the Royals starter Dan Reichert was thoroughly frustrating the Yankees and stranding runners in bunches, Gooden kept pace.

34.   For the night, they stranded eight runners, and six of them were in scoring position.

35.   Following a walk to Mike Cameron, Rudy Seanez relieved him and stranded both runners.

36.   Gagne stranded eight runners in five innings.

37.   Given new life, Isringhausen stranded two runners in the top of the seventh.

38.   Given that he stranded runners in scoring position three times without allowing a run, Candiotti was asked what his most impressive pitch of the day was.

39.   He also stranded runners at second in the third and the fifth.

40.   He has struck out five times and stranded seven runners, including three in extra innings.