1.   As it turned out, Appier was the only hitter Millwood retired among the first six in the inning.

2.   Because for the second straight week their defense, the strength of their team the first six games of the season, failed.

3.   After giving up only one home run in his first six starts, Cone threw three pitches that wound up beyond the fence.

4.   But the first six are as tough as anyone.

5.   Gooden had his fastball and a baffling curve, challenging hitters and winning, sitting down the first six he faced.

6.   He made his first six Wednesdaynight.

7.   In fact, they had nine children because the first six were girls, and his mother, like most Indians, favored boys.

8.   It lost five of its first six this season, but the interest level is up.

9.   It was his back that deprived Mattingly of the performances in the last six seasons that would have paralleled those in the first six.

10.   Low-flying Harrier attack jets were able to strike their targets on only two nights out of the first six of the campaign, British officials acknowledged.