31.   Mittlmeier was the first out.

32.   Now the local fans flirted tentatively with hope that was, however, quickly diluted if not doused by the first out.

33.   On the first out, they were loud.

34.   Phillips led off with a triple, Darin Erstad hit an RBI single, Dave Hollins walked and Edmonds singled to load the bases before the first out.

35.   Rey Ordonez popped up a bunt attempt for the first out, but the Mets kept coming.

36.   Rey Ordonez tried to sacrifice, but popped his bunt up for the first out.

37.   Radatz induced Boyer to pop up for the first out, then intentionally walked Johnny Edwards.

38.   Ron Wright hit a grounder back to the mound that Rogers snagged and, after checking Ruben Sierra at third, threw to second for the first out.

39.   Roger Cedeno led off with his third single, but Rey Ordonez popped up a sacrifice bunt for the first out.

40.   Shortstop Derek Jeter fought the downpour and made a running over-the-shoulder catch of a Joe Carter pop in shallow left for the first out.