11.   Gooden has made five appearances this season, but this one was his second strong outing in a row.

12.   He lasted just three and two-thirds innings for the second straight outing.

13.   In his second outing for Seattle, Sanders showed moments of brilliance over a six-inning stint, just not nearly enough.

14.   Irabu is scheduled to make his second American professional outing for Class A Tampa on Sunday.

15.   It was his second consecutive outing.

16.   It was his second solid outing, and first start start, since missing six games with an inflamed tendon in his left forearm.

17.   It was the second poor outing by Fetters since coming off the disabled list with a left cervical spasm.

18.   Kubenka, the third lefty in the bullpen, had his second awful outing in three appearances.

19.   On the mound, Boston braved a second outing by Bret Saberhagen, back from nearly two years of inactivity after having shoulder surgery.

20.   Other than that, Burba was flawless in his second consecutive strong outing, combining an improved fastball with an effective split-finger fastball.