31.   Caminiti would have been perfect, especially since he has a knack for getting big hits during September pennant drives.

32.   Cedeno got three hits Wednesday in Milwaukee after going through his first extended slump with the Mets.

33.   Chuck Knoblauch, who got three hits Wednesday, said he had not thought about what could have been.

34.   Castillo almost got a hit in the first inning.

35.   Chicago leadoff hitter Lance Johnson was the only Cub to figure out Valdes, getting three hits.

36.   Cole got two hits the next day and saved the game by getting a final out on the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning.

37.   Dal Maxvill holds the ignominious distinction of batting the most times without getting a hit.

38.   Cox hoped against hope Pendleton would get a hit.

39.   Dierker figures both players are likely to get some hits in this series.

40.   Especially after he gets a hit.