1.   Sox starter Brian Rose said of the delay.

2.   Sox starter Tomo Ohka was the victim of the defensive butchery but was also one of the players charged with an error.

3.   Sox starter Erik Hanson was able to go six innings, allowing eight hits and three runs.

4.   Sox starter Ramon Martinez faltered in the first inning, yielding two-out walks to Edgardo Alfonzo and Mike Piazza.

5.   Sox starter Tim Wakefield had a strange day.

6.   Sox starters other than Roger Clemens have been in a funk lately.