41.   The hits and runs kept coming and they came in a bunch in the fifth when all five batters Martinez faced reached base.

42.   The lead-off batter would reach base in all five innings Clemens started.

43.   The other batter reached base on a walk.

44.   The Mariners lefty committed another pitching sin by allowing the leadoff batter to reach base.

45.   The next five Atlanta batters reached base after the lucky bounce.

46.   The Yankees tacked on four runs in the ninth when five consecutive batters reached base, and now the Yankees are just two stops from the World Series.

47.   Their first two batters reached base, and the third batter, McGriff, hit a home run.

48.   Then the first two batters reached in the third.

49.   Things began to fall apart in the sixth for Harnisch, who allowed the first three batters to reach base.

50.   Tilt the dough bowl until the batter reaches the edge.