Sure enough, Jeff Mathis bounced into a routine, inning-ending double play that preserved Marcum's shutout, even though the no-walk streak ended at 31 innings.
It was Johnson's 16th consecutive game with a walk, the longest streak by a Yankee in more than 20 years.
He said he did not believe there was any hope of moving his father to the United States to seek better medical treatment.... CHUCK KNOBLAUCH's home run in the fifth inning was his first in 52 games since July 22, 2000.... MIKE MUSSINA, who had faced 131 batters without a walk in a streak stretching to last season, walked Seattle's No. 8 hitter, CARLOS GUILLEN, on a full count in the fourth inning.
Bryce Harper was 0 for 3 but also walked, extending his streak to 17 games reaching base safely.
I got my fair share of walks during the streak — I don't think I chased bad pitches.
The Yankees play four games at Minnesota, three at Anaheim and three at Texas.... DAVID WELLS has gone 53 innings without issuing a walk, the longest such streak of his career.
He walked three hitters, snapping a streak of 34 1/3 innings without a walk, and he was helped by standout defense from Payton, the center fielder.
Dunn also doubled and drew a pair of walks while ending a streak of 36 games in which he had struck out.
But the oil spill has brought a new wave of bad luck: One Wednesday afternoon this month, when Ms. D'Ingianni went out for her walk, there were brown streaks of oil in the water.
Konerko batted.472 25-for-53 25-for-53 25-for-53d seven withs during a hitting streak that reached 17 games with Wednesday's thR.B.I.n, eighth-inning home run thandbeat Cleveland.
'Told you.' And I'm standing there with my mouth open, saying, 'If you are not the luckiest S.O.B. that ever walked.' " Ruffin's lucky streak was just getting started.
