41.   While Park and two relievers pitched a shutout, Sheffield played a nearly perfect game Monday.

42.   Yup, Coach Cal pitched a shutout against the Celtics in his rookie season.

43.   Al Leiter, who pitched a shutout in the wild-card playoff against Cincinnati, starts for the Mets against Brian Anderson.

44.   Arroyo shook off a two-run Padres first to pitch four shutout innings, and might have escaped a three-run sixth with only a run scoring.

45.   Boston has pitched four shutouts in its last nine games and leads the major leagues with six shutouts.

46.   Burba, who was pitching a shutout through four innings, was forced to leave because of an injury that had been bothering him for nearly two weeks.

47.   He was the Czech Republic goalie who eliminated Team Canada from gold-medal contention in the Olympics by pitching a shutout in a shootout.

48.   Hentgen pitched three shutouts, tying Hill and Kevin Brown of Florida for the major league lead.

49.   In Oakland, Jimmy Haynes pitched shutout innings and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter.

50.   It definitely takes the pressure off us, because they are supposed to pitch a shutout.