71.   He kept a close game close when he threw a perfect strike to Mike Piazza to nail Bret Boone at the plate.

72.   He might not have the velocity he once had, but he has to throw a strike occasionally.

73.   He mixes his pitches, he throws strikes.

74.   He restored some of his bruised pride by throwing a strike to Taubensee.

75.   He said he believes that pitchers will become more aggressive and throw more strikes, and the games will move more quickly.

76.   He had his curve working and he was throwing strikes.

77.   He had thrown five consecutive pitches out of the strike zone, and Valentine and Cedeno had the option of forcing him to throw a strike.

78.   He now often relies on off-speed pitches, particularly the screwball, and still can throw strikes.

79.   He seemed to have no feel for his off-speed pitches in that first inning, relying on fastballs to throw strikes.

80.   He threw a strike to Midre Cummings, but he doubled.