1.   And Friday, he had a record-setting yet unsatisfying outing against the Orioles, one delayed a day by the stadium electrical outage.

2.   But Flowers was out against PSU with a right-leg fracture and the defense was unable to compensate.

3.   Center Tony Battie was on a mission after a three-point outing against the Cyclones.

4.   He gave up five earned runs in one outing against the Indians this spring, but has been dominant in all other appearances.

5.   He held the Marlins to one run in eight innings in his only outing against them a year ago.

6.   Knuckleballer Dennis Springer, coming off a four-inning outing against Milwaukee in his Dodgers debut, will start Tuesday against the Brewers at Miller Park.

7.   Running back Tyrone Wheatley, recovering from two cracked ribs, will be out against the Cowboys and could miss the Kansas City game the next Sunday.

8.   The Republican Party not only is against abortion, but now many Republicans have come out against the birth control pill.

9.   Washburn had a poor outing against the Dodgers on Sunday, giving up seven runs on eight hits and five walks, but his shoulder is fine.

10.   Radke gave up one run in six innings in his previous outing against the Tigers.