11.   Ian Laperriere and Eric Belanger had excellent scoring chances thwarted by Roy, and Mattias Norstrom and Nelson Emerson delivered big hits.

12.   It also wiped out a huge performance by Derek Bell, who twice delivered clutch hits in the late innings.

13.   Jay Buhner, Mark McLemore, Stan Javier, Joe Oliver and David Bell are all savvy veterans who have delivered big hits in their careers.

14.   Jaguars Coach Tom Coughlin, meanwhile, said his players held no animosity toward Giants linebacker Jessie Armstead, who delivered the hit that injured Brunell.

15.   Key hits must be delivered.

16.   Miller also delivered four hits and blocked four shots.

17.   Ruben Sierra delivered three hits, including a pair of run-scoring singles.

18.   The key hit was delivered by Ichiro Suzuki, the Japanese star who carried the Mariners for six months.

19.   The Yankee hitters, meanwhile, somehow managed to claw out three runs off Perez without delivering a hit in their eight at-bats with runners in scoring position.

20.   They bat around and score six runs, and the big hit is delivered by Greg Maddux.