1.   And, after Nomo allowed two hits in the fourth, he retired seven consecutive batters.

2.   At one point, Valdes retired nine consecutive batters.

3.   At one point, he struck out four consecutive batters.

4.   At one point, he got five consecutive batters out looking.

5.   Against the Cubs he walked three consecutive batters with the bases loaded.

6.   But before the mess started, Brown had retired six consecutive batters, including a called strikeout of Bernie Williams and a whiff of Tino Martinez.

7.   During one stretch from the third inning to the sixth, Fassero retired nine consecutive batters.

8.   During one stretch, he struck out seven consecutive batters, three short of a major-league record.

9.   Estes retired seven consecutive batters at one point but found himself in trouble again in the sixth.

10.   He did not set the record for most consecutive batters retired.