11.   Another Smith, Lee, was the pitcher who threw the pitch that McGriff hit for the game-tying home run.

12.   As a team, the Astros hit for the cycle during the six-run sixth.

13.   Ashburn could not hit for power, and he did not have a strong arm, but he bedeviled pitchers and was a superb outfielder.

14.   At The Arrow community newspaper in suburban Glendale, Publisher Susan Burrowbridge worries that the rising cost of newsprint soon may hit home for her subscribers.

15.   At the plate, their scrappy ability to hit for average and get on base has been a treat for Baker.

16.   Back to the science well for one more hit of guilt alleviation.

17.   B.J. Surhoff came within a triple of hitting for the cycle.

18.   Batters hit for themselves.

19.   Bagwell, hitting for Julio Lugo, led off with a double to right against Reds closer Danny Graves.

20.   Bagwell, hitting for Orlando Merced, then sliced the game-winner into right to give the Astros just their second victory in the last six games.