He was pitching in middle relief, and he came in and pitched scoreless ball" - three games, six and a third innings, no runs - "throughout.

The Cardinals' bullpen picked up where Carpenter left off, combined to throw six innings of scoreless, one-hit ball.

The Brewers bullpen pitched scoreless ball for the last four innings in helping the Brewers gain a 2-0 series lead.

He opened his career by tossing scoreless ball over his first six appearances from June 18 to July 9.

On the pitching side for the Indians, CC Sabathia gave up just two runs in six innings, and four more pitchers pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way.

On Friday night in Milwaukee, he entered the game with two outs in the sixth and pitched scoreless ball into the ninth, when he tired and allowed a run.

Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five innings of scoreless ball and left in the sixth with no runs allowed.

By then, he had extended a streak of his own: 26 innings of scoreless ball since the Los Angeles Dodgers scored on him on July 16.

He pitched scoreless two-hit ball over eight innings in Montreal in his last pre-All-Star break game but pitched only once more before being traded.

Nadkarni bowled 21 maiden overs, or 131 scoreless balls, in succession.