He struck out seven, allowed three singles and walked four.

The two combined to allow a walk and three straight singles.

Then, from the second through the seventh, he allowed four harmless singles.

But Ryan allowed three consecutive singles before walking in the third run.

He allowed 12 singles and one double, including two or more hits in five different innings.

The single was released in the final week of 1998 that allowed singles to have four tracks on each format.

He had a shutout through six but allowed three singles and a run to lead off the seventh.

"Hopefully, I can keep doing the same in spring training and the season," he said after allowing three harmless singles.

He was fortunate to give up only two runs after allowing three consecutive singles and a walk.

Over all, Hershiser allowed six singles in the first inning.