1.   As it turned out, this lead lasted less than two minutes.

2.   But that lead did not last long.

3.   But the lead lasted only a minute.

4.   But the new N.L. lead did not last long.

5.   But the lead did not last.

6.   But the lead lasted only until the Rangers knocked around Angels starter Steve Sparks for four runs and five hits in the bottom of the inning.

7.   Of course, this is the Kingdome, so the lead did not last.

8.   That lead lasted only a few minutes, though, as Bjornson kept alive his career.

9.   That lead lasted all of one inning.

10.   That lead lasted less than a minute and a half.