1.   The first batter reliever Paul Spoljaric faced, Tom Goodwin, bounced to second baseman David Bell.

2.   Their first reliever did not even play in the major leagues last season and had won only one game in two years.

3.   Torre noted the irony in this because Rivera was among the first dominant middle relievers in the current era to demonstrate the potential of that role.

4.   Vince Horsman, the first reliever, faced one man, getting him out.

5.   First reliever Naoya Shimada picked his ninth victory against four losses.

6.   Juan Adevedo, the first reliever after Neagle, walked three of the first four batters he faced in the Arizona seventh, including an intentional pass to Gonzalez.