1.   Bastl broke him in the ninth game and then served out the match.

2.   Bester started his ninth consecutive game, the longest streak for a Stars goaltender since the team moved to Texas.

3.   Boggs, who missed his ninth straight game Wednesdaynight, is still having difficulty running but needs to determine soon whether he can play.

4.   Boston, which lost its ninth consecutive ALCS game, has to be wondering the same thing.

5.   Both teams won their ninth game.

6.   After he broke Sampras in the ninth game of the second set, Courier appeared poised to take control of the match.

7.   After he broke Sampras in the ninth game of the second set, Courier even appeared poised to take control of the match.

8.   After trading breaks early in the fourth, he pounced and broke again in the ninth game.

9.   Courier lost his serve in the ninth game of the opening set and sent a forehand wide at set point.

10.   Damian Miller, catching his ninth straight game due to an injury to Kelly Stinnett, got the job done with two outs in the sixth inning.