1.   Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. reached base on back-to-back singles before Baltimore reliever Armando Benitez ended the threat by retiring Edgar Martinez on a grounder to short.

2.   Brown surrendered but two singles before the Astros rallied for a ninth-inning run off closer Trevor Hoffman in the NL Division Series opener.

3.   Chuck Knoblauch moved Cone to second with a bunt single before Hitchcock struck out Derek Jeter for the first out of the inning.

4.   He entered with the Rangers owning a four-run lead and loaded the bases with two walks and a single before working out of trouble.

5.   He then allowed a run on a throwing error and two more on a single before striking out the last three batters he faced.

6.   In general, young bands will press their own vinyl single before making a costlier CD.

7.   Osuna followed by allowing a walk and a single before being replaced by Radinsky, who was welcomed with boos by the crowd.

8.   Piazza and Ventura followed with run-scoring singles before Hamilton brought everyone home.

9.   The band first came together last year, played a few shows and released a limited-edition single before being signed to Geffen.

10.   Yesterday he threw fastballs and changeups, al- lowing a leadoff single before retiring the next three batters in his one inning of work.