1.   He hit a grounder to the shortstop.

2.   And after Alfonzo hit a grounder just out of the reach of shortstop Jose Hernandez.

3.   As an example of what he meant, he said he never saw the ball when Vidro hit the grounder that Knoblauch snared.

4.   Belle was at first again in the eighth inning, after Marshall Boze hit him with a pitch, when Murray again hit a grounder.

5.   Before the game, Dodgers shortstop Mark Grudzielanek was hitting grounders to Kevin Brown at shortstop in an effort to hit down on the ball and eliminate pop-ups.

6.   Belcher got ahead with two quick strikes, then got Palmer to hit a grounder at shortstop Jose Offerman for an inning-ending double play.

7.   Bonds hit a fly-ball out to right in the first inning, and then Mlicki got him to strike out and hit a grounder to second base.

8.   After Bernie Williams walked, Tino Martinez hit a grounder up the middle.

9.   After B.J. Surhoff doubled to open the second inning, Andruw Jones hit a grounder up the middle.

10.   After Greg Vaughn walked to load the bases, Wally Joyner hit a grounder to rookie third baseman Adrian Beltre.