1.   Ireland comfortably avoided the wooden spoon, winning all three foursomes and four of the six singles against Wales.

2.   Astros catcher Brad Ausmus had two singles against Brown, and were it not for Ausmus, the Padres righthander would have taken a no-hitter into the ninth inning.

3.   He added an RBI single against Small, then another against Oquist.

4.   He sustained the injury running out a single against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

5.   Ichiro loaded the bases with an infield single against Damaso Marte, and the Mariners drew even when Marte faced McLemore.

6.   In the finale, he managed two singles against the Reds at Wrigley Field.

7.   Omar Olivares of Detroit had the most productive game among AL hitting pitchers, rapping a triple and a single against Montreal.

8.   Of course Pete Sampras WILL play singles against Australia in their Davis Cup quarterfinal match.

9.   Ripken delivered the game-winning, two-out, two-strike single against the Red Sox Thursday night.

10.   Shawn Green led off with a single against Brian Anderson.