1.   Lynn Bollington scored early on to settle the nerves and two Jo Green goals secured the win.

2.   Both have closing experience, though neither has recently demonstrated the ability to secure wins on a regular basis.

3.   But again Vancouver came up with several key boards late to help secure its win.

4.   But the Bulldogs needed a missed extra point and a controversial offensive interference call to secure the win.

5.   Closer Jeff Shaw, who had allowed runs in his last three outings, had a hairy moment in the ninth trying to secure the win for Darren Dreifort.

6.   Ex-Mariner Paul Sorrento delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer of Gajkowski and Ayala surrendered a single and threw two wild pitches before securing the win.

7.   He credited his wife, Lynda, for working harder than he had to secure the win.

8.   Kris Johnson, who hit six straight in the final minute to secure the win, thought the atmosphere was a bigger factor than the practice time.

9.   On Friday the Sox needed his right arm to secure a win.

10.   Shawn Kemp hit free throws and Hersey Hawkins stole the ball and drove for the final layup to secure the win.