300) for the ninth consecutive season. After a disastrous first half of the season in which he was 2-10 with a 6.72 ERA, Steve Trachsel had a spectacular second half, going 9-3, 2.73. Armando ...

The second delay lasted one hour and 24 minutes. McGwire connected in the first inning on a 2-2 fastball from Steve Trachsel (8-18), who allowed McGwire's record-setting 62nd home run last year.