1.   The pitcher had eight whiffs during the game.

2.   The pitcher has a sidearm delivery.

3.   Although Isringhausen is scheduled for further tests, a team doctor said initial results from a biopsy show the pitcher has tuberculosis or an infection.

4.   An Astros pitcher had equipment and personal valuables stolen from him while he was in the minors.

5.   An Astros pitcher has a better chance of going the distance for Jimy Williams than a male tennis player has of winning at Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back.

6.   And not even the pitchers have any idea when.

7.   And it came in a park where the pitcher has had success.

8.   And yet, many, many active pitchers have more postseason victories than Martinez, whose next win will be his first.

9.   Any other pitcher would have had to clear waivers first.

10.   As analysts, Seaver said, former pitchers have more to add.