41.   The heroic ninth began when Chili Davis singled off Rhodes to open the inning and the Orioles left-hander then walked Jorge Posada.

42.   The Marlins scored once more in the inning after reliever Darren Hall walked the only two batters he faced and Moises Alou singled off Mark Guthrie.

43.   The Yankees almost fashioned one in the ninth after Derek Jeter singled off Randy Myers and Bernie Williams managed a one-out walk.

44.   Then Juan Gonzalez walked and Clark singled off Toronto starter Chris Carpenter.

45.   Tino Martinez and Ruben Sierra singled off Rick Krivda, who was replaced by Alan Mills.

46.   Tony Batista singled off Brian Boehringer to deliver Ernie Young from second base in the seventh with the decisive run.

47.   Torre summoned reliever Jeff Nelson after Gerald Williams singled off Clemens to give the Braves runners at first and second.

48.   When Cal Ripken singled off Orel Hershiser in the fifth, it marked the first time in his career he had gotten a hit off him.

49.   When Reed singled off Green to lead off the sixth, every Met in the starting lineup had gotten a hit.

50.   When Varitek singled off the shin of reliever Tom Davey in the ninth, he had his second three-hit game in his last three starts.