21. Edgar Renteria opened a rally with a bouncing single through the middle, with neither second baseman Keith Lockhart nor shortstop Blauser having a chance to reach the ball. 22. Eric Karros followed with a single through the left side that scored Butler and Cedeno. 23. Finally, with one out, Vizcaino skittered a single through the middle, the ball skipping along the artificial surface. 24. Four pitches later, Offerman lined a single through the middle. 25. He allowed only two singles through the first three innings with three strikeouts and no walks. 26. He drilled a broken-bat single through the Canseco Shift on the left side and into center field. 27. He hammered a single through the left side of the infield against Belcher, and the Yankees asked for the baseball. 28. He smacked a single through the left side, his second hit of the day. 29. He scattered four singles through his first six innings and had to pitch out of trouble only once. 30. Henry Rodriguez brought him in by lining a single through the left side. |