1.   Ausmus dismissed the intelligence, for he played against McGwire in the American League two years ago and knew that you could beat him with inside fastballs.

2.   Bernie Williams, who twice had been called out on strikes on inside fastballs, lofted a single over second base.

3.   A pitcher cannot get ahead in the count and then retire him by merely throwing breaking balls, or by jamming him with inside fastballs.

4.   Clemens retired Ichiro Suzuki leading off the game, mixing a couple of inside fastballs that spun Ichiro away from the plate and drew the ire of the crowd.

5.   Most of them simply retaliate from the mound, with inside fastballs.

6.   Pettitte was confident he could retire Canseco with inside fastballs.

7.   Reggie Jefferson struck out three times on inside fastballs and Bill Haselman struck out twice as Pettitte struck out every Red Sox batter except Wilfredo Cordero.

8.   Two of the three outs in the inning were on called third strikes, on inside fastballs to left-handed batters Omar Vizquel and Jim Thome.