71.   Irabu started toiling from the first batter as Mark McLemore opened with a double to right field.

72.   It was the second straight outing Arnold entered the game with the bases loaded only to hit the first batter he faced.

73.   Jeremy Giambi, the first batter he faced, lined a single to left and then Park hit Randy Velarde on the left arm with the pitch.

74.   Javier Lopez, the first batter he faced, hit a sacrifice fly for the first out of the third and the fifth run against Rogers.

75.   Jordan was the first batter Bruske faced after replacing Darren Dreifort, the pitcher the Dodgers refused to send to Seattle.

76.   Kenny Lofton was the first batter, and Wolcott threw him four straight balls.

77.   John Franco walked the first batter he faced in the ninth, then settled down to retire the next three Expos for his fifth save.

78.   Left-hander Paul Assenmacher came in in relief and promptly walked the first batter he faced, pinch hitter Mike Devereaux.

79.   Leiter and Benes each struggled with his control from the first batters he faced.

80.   Maddux also surrendered a three-run bomb to the first batter he faced in the second, Mickey Tettleton.