31.   Even after Pettitte throttled the Rangers in the division series, the Yankees wondered if he had emerged from his drought.

32.   Even more so in a best-of-five division series.

33.   Even if the division series grew to seven games, there is no indication the Astros would have any more success.

34.   Fox and NBC also experienced record lows for the regular season, the All-Star Game, the division series and the League Championship Series.

35.   For the Atlanta Braves, though, their presence in the National League division series against the Rockies marks their fourth consecutive appearance in the N.L. playoffs.

36.   Gwynn was speaking about the division series, in which the Padres eliminated the Houston Astros.

37.   Had he been rightfully suspended by American League president Gene Budig for the division series with the Indians, the rumblings would have quieted.

38.   Hargrove summoned the left-handed Assenmacher, who had struck out Mo Vaughn all three times he faced him in the division series with the Red Sox.

39.   Hampton, who lost in the division series to the Giants and had no victories in three postseason starts for Houston, allowed six hits and walked three.

40.   He became only the fifth pitcher in history to pitch a shutout in a division series.