1.   Ace Mark Leiter pitched four innings, giving up a run, walking two and striking out two.

2.   Burkett got the ball that night and pitched eight innings of one-run baseball.

3.   Chris Haney, who has not yet accepted assignment to Triple A, also pitched two innings.

4.   He turned to Crabtree instead of J.D. Smart, who had pitched eight scoreless innings for the Rangers before giving up four runs in two nights in Seattle.

5.   Hideo Nomo started against the Mets and pitched five scoreless innings.

6.   Hovey has pitched four innings without giving up a run.

7.   Meanwhile, Davis, a left-hander, worked in Fort Myers on Wednesday and pitched five strong innings in shutting out the Twins.

8.   Rojas has now pitched six innings this season, giving up just six hits and no runs.

9.   They each pitched eight shutout innings, then turned over the game to the bullpens.