41.   The four-game winning streak in the tournament was the first all season for North Carolina.

42.   The Giambi brothers connected in the same game for the third time, the first this season.

43.   The Giambi brothers homered in the same game for the third time, the first this season.

44.   The meeting was the first this season between the former expansion teams.

45.   The pickoffs were the first this season by a Dodgers pitcher.

46.   The race was be the first this season without the side wings on some of the cars.

47.   The race will be the first this season without the side wings on some of the cars.

48.   The victory was the first this season for the two-time Formula One champion.

49.   Those two players will combine with Kovalchuk to provide the cornerstone for the franchise, which has struggled its first two seasons.

50.   Veteran infielder Yutaka Wada arched a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, his first this season.