51.   Of course, normalcy, in a baseball manner, ended when Park entered in the seventh and faced five batters without recording an out.

52.   Patterson faced five batters and walked four of them, forcing in two runs.

53.   Pulsipher had not faced a batter in a full year, and Isringhausen had not pitched since last September.

54.   Reliever Jason Verdugo faced seven batters in the fourth inning and six reached base.

55.   Right-hander Andy Ashby, coming back from elbow surgery, will face batters for the first time Saturday.

56.   Saberhagen retired nine straight in one stretch, set down the side in order four times, and only faced three batters over the minimum.

57.   Reyes faced four batters in a relief appearance in the ninth inning Friday night, yielding a single and a walk.

58.   Rojas faced five batters Wednesday and retired none of them, giving up two singles, a walk, a hit batter and the home run.

59.   Scott Radinsky was no better, facing two batters, walking one and allowing a hit to load the bases.

60.   Slocumb, making his first Fenway appearance since being traded to Seattle minutes before the trading deadline last July, faced three batters.