41.   He faced Bosio for the third time in the sixth and delivered a leadoff single to center.

42.   He seemed fine when he struck out Bill Mueller after allowing a leadoff single to Marvin Benard.

43.   Hernandez retired the next seven Reds in order to keep Cincinnati without a hit until Boone broke through in the fourth with a leadoff single.

44.   Hernandez stranded two runners in the seventh and struck out the side in the eighth after a leadoff single.

45.   Hudson quickly got into trouble, allowing a leadoff single to Joyner in the eighth.

46.   Immediately after his chain was yanked, Checo surrendered a leadoff single to Chad Curtis, then retired three more hitters.

47.   In the seventh, Riske was replaced by veteran Paul Shuey, who allowed a leadoff single to Russ Davis.

48.   In the third game, he ignited the winning two-run rally with a leadoff single in the ninth.

49.   In the decisive third inning, Burba surrendered a leadoff single up the middle to Darryl Hamilton.

50.   In the eighth inning, reliever Jim Corsi set the stage for disaster by giving up a leadoff single to Ron Coomer, who was sacrificed to second.