71.   Tuesday in Boston, Cone will attempt a simpler task by simply throwing off a mound without facing batters.

72.   Trachsel has faced one batter beyond the sixth inning.

73.   Valdes went through the third and fourth innings facing seven batters before Piazza contributed to his demise in the fifth.

74.   Villone faced four batters and struck out half of them.

75.   Vosberg allowed a single to Rich Becker on Wednesday, the only batter he faced.

76.   What if you had a once-in-a-lifetime talent like Wood, so dominant it seemed unfair when he faced high school batters.

77.   When facing right-handed batters, Rivera sometimes employ a two-seam fastball.

78.   When facing right-handed batters, Rivera sometimes use a two-seam fastball.

79.   White Sox reliever Todd Rizzo made his major-league debut that inning, facing six batters and allowing six runs on four hits and two walks.

80.   Williams went to the mound in the bottom of the inning, but he was lifted before facing a batter.