1.   Gil Heredia, Dennis Cook and Mike Henneman combined to allow one run on four hits through the final four innings.

2.   Loewer and Toby Borland combined to allow five runs on three hits and four walks in the fifth.

3.   Mike Fyhrie and Mike Holtz combined to allow one run and four hits when Scioscia brought in Shigetoshi Hasegawa with the bases loaded and one out.

4.   Relievers Jay Powell and Doug Henry combined to allow five runs and seven hits.

5.   So even though five relievers combined to allow just one run in six innings last night, they concede that they are not exactly cruising into the season.

6.   The Dodgers bullpen resorted to flameout form, Greg Hansell and Rob Murphy combining to allow four runs in the sixth as the Padres put it out of reach.

7.   Four Mets relievers combined to allow five hits in eight scoreless innings.

8.   These factors have combined to allow Gore to define himself apart from President Clinton.