11.   Greg McMichael, a former reliever for the Braves, pitched two innings for the victory.

12.   He has promised to take former Astros reliever Jay Powell, another Mississippian, on a winter hunting trip, and he has invitations from area schools.

13.   If no one emerges, and the former Yankees reliever John Wetteland can overcome back problems, he may enter the picture by midsummer.

14.   Jay Witasick, a former reliever, started making the conversion to starter last year.

15.   Others who have forged successful careers out of it include former relievers Dan Quisenberry, Gene Garber and Kent Tekulve.

16.   Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, second baseman Bret Boone and the former Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson signed on.

17.   Pena, the former Red Sox reliever, made the biggest pitch of the night in the seventh.

18.   Some, like Doug Sisk, the former Mets reliever, seemed unconcerned by that distinction.

19.   The Dodgers would like to know if the former Atlanta Braves reliever is healthy enough to fill the left-handed void in the bullpen.

20.   The former reliever, who entered Tuesday with a three-game winning streak, reverted back to his early-season struggles by struggling in the middle innings.