41.   The way Oswalt was pitching, and with Merced catching one for the highlight reel on ESPN Classic, that run seemed as if it might be enough.

42.   Those who stayed saw Smoltz pitch his way into and out of trouble as the Padres squandered an excellent scoring chance in the first inning.

43.   Torre plans to let them all attempt to pitch their way out of their funks, but he calls what he has seen of late disappointing.

44.   Van Poppel has pitched his way into the best form of his major-league career, but it turns out he has helped Honeycutt, too.

45.   We had a little momentum going so he pitched the way he wanted.

46.   When asked if the move was only temporary, manager Lou Piniella gave no indication that Fassero could pitch his way back into the rotation.

47.   Whatever they did is paying dividends, as Gooden showed when he pitched his way back into the rotation in a substitute performance for David Cone last Saturday.

48.   Zimmer chuckled when asked if Clemens could continue to pitch the way he has this season.

49.   An embarrassed Borbon then walked to the dugout and watched Hamilton pitch his way out of the jam.

50.   Eric Karros singled and Adrian Beltre walked to lead off the fifth, but Estes was again able to pitch his way of trouble with two strikeouts.