1.   An exiled starter with a history of not getting any run support, Candiotti has come back to the starting rotation on a fill-in basis.

2.   And the early run support enhanced his comfort.

3.   And, after stranding him with little to no run support many times last season, the Mets gave Saberhagen something to watch this time.

4.   As always, the Yankees provided ample run support, this time with strange rallies.

5.   Ashby got all the run support he needed in the first inning when Greg Vaughn hit a two-run homer to left.

6.   Atlanta has provided a lot of run support for Smoltz this season.

7.   Bonds has been stranding runners right and left, and Darwin has been pitching his tail off only to lose because of poor run support.

8.   All-Star pitcher Kevin Brown, who could have been a Cy Young Award candidate with any kind of run support, heads the list.

9.   All of that run support Martinez was supposed to receive in Boston has been slow to show itself.

10.   Brown overcame a similar lack of run support Tuesday against Florida, when one run and his eight shutout innings beat the Marlins.