11.   But Nomar Garciaparra pulled a ball down the left-field line, toward where the yellow foul pole rises.

12.   But the ball was curving toward the foul pole.

13.   Carl Everett hit a bases-empty home run just inside the left-field foul pole in the seventh inning off Rick DeHart.

14.   Cordero drifted to the foul pole, timed his leap and reached above the fence to take away a two-run homer.

15.   Cone got one more out before rookie Cesar Izturis slashed the kind of home run that Johnny Pesky made famous, smack off the right-field foul pole.

16.   Detroit designated hitter Tony Clark led off the inning with a home run that squeezed just inside the left-field foul pole.

17.   Duquette told Fisk that in all likelihood, the foul pole will be part of any new stadium the Red Sox build.

18.   Even before the three-run homer landed inside the right field foul pole, Cone was grimacing.

19.   Finally, Knoblauch timed a fastball just right and slammed it down the right field line, just inside the foul pole and into the second row of seats.

20.   Fred McGriff had an RBI single, then followed with a homer off the foul pole.