1.   Alundis gets his first career start, as Larry Brown deals with the death of his son Wednesday.

2.   And if Martinez joins the rotation, each of the starters will have more career major-league starts than LoDuca has games.

3.   Anyhow, Australian lefty Jeff Williams was the third Dodgers rookie to make his first career start in the past month.

4.   Ask him about his first career start in his first collegiate game at Hawaii last season and Hovan shakes his head in disbelief.

5.   Badgers goalkeeper Jon Belskis, a junior making his first career start, earned the shutout by making four saves.

6.   Before this year, he had nine previous career starts in parts of six big-league seasons with the Dodgers and Montreal Expos.

7.   Behrens, a son of Pleasant Colony, was making only his sixth career start.

8.   Blue Jays starter Justin Miller, making just his second career start, allowed one run on four hits in seven innings.

9.   A daughter of Unbridled, Manistique has won five of six career starts.

10.   Adams, making his second career start, pitched like a veteran in the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation.