41.   He instead preferred to give Will Clark, Rusty Greer, Dean Palmer and Ivan Rodriguez the final two innings off.

42.   He struck out five, leaving the game to the left-handed reliever Ron Villone, who closed out the final two innings.

43.   He stuck out six, walked two and faced the minimum number of batters in his final three innings.

44.   He was yelling this, of course, because there had been nothing but doubts for the final four innings.

45.   He shut down the Dodgers for his final three innings.

46.   He shut the Sox down over the final three innings to record his first win.

47.   Holt allowed just four hits over the final seven innings.

48.   In the final seven innings, Appier faced just one batter over the minimum, with the help of two double plays.

49.   Instead of getting swept in the three-game series, they erased a three-run deficit with five runs in the final three innings.

50.   It was as if the Mets were seeing a string of Mariano Riveras in the final four innings.