51.   Fernandez said she did not try to throw strikes at the end of the game, relying instead on her teammates to make the plays.

52.   For Hideo Nomo, it was just another night of settling in, keeping his fastball down, throwing strikes and reeling off another victory.

53.   Finally, the Phillies left-hander threw a strike.

54.   Francisco Cordero, with seven consecutive scoreless innings, is using his overpowering stuff to throw more strikes down in the zone.

55.   From his new spot on the mound as starting software pitcher, he still seeks to throw strikes at the legal plate.

56.   For the most part, the pitchers threw strikes.

57.   Greg Maddux can throw strikes wearing a blindfold.

58.   Gooden could not throw strikes, he looked lost again and the deadness of his arm did not appear to have disappeared.

59.   Gipson caught the ball cleanly, bounced off the wall and threw a strike to second baseman Desi Relaford.

60.   Gooden could not throw strikes, he looked lost again and the dead arm that was supposed to heal has not.