51.   Detroit, though, broke the game open with four runs in the third.

52.   For the second night in a row, the Rockets broke the game open in the third quarter with a high-paced running offense.

53.   Japan broke the game open in the first two innings.

54.   Jason Varitek hit a two-run double and Tony Clark added a two-run homer as the Red Sox broke the game open in the eighth.

55.   Kevin Young hit a three-run double as Pittsburgh broke the game open with five runs in the eighth inning.

56.   Michigan State appeared poised to break the game open on several occasions in the second half, but North Carolina refused to be embarrassed on national television.

57.   San Antonio seemed on the verge of blowing the game open at several points in the second half, but the Kings stayed close.

58.   Ryne Sandberg broke the game open in the eighth with a three-run double off Felix Rodriguez.

59.   Tampa Bay broke the game open with a four-goal second period, with the goals coming on just five shots.

60.   So, of course, lefties John Olerud and Darryl Hamilton both reached him for two-run singles that broke the game wide open.