1.   But better than Salomon Torres, who retired only one of the eight batters he faced in the ninth inning Wednesday.

2.   But Ty Toys conveniently introduces new characters to collect as it retires older ones.

3.   Cook faced eight batters and retired only one.

4.   He retired just one, Vaughn.

5.   Sox starting pitcher Pat Rapp retired only one of the first seven Twins he faced, and four of them scored.

6.   Suzuki retired only one of the seven batters he faced, and the fans heartily booed his ineffectiveness and cheered when Frankie Rodriguez got up in the bullpen.

7.   Cogan retired only one of the four hitters he faced, but was only charged with one run.