61.   Five of the first seven Los Angeles batters hit safely against Ortiz, but the right-hander allowed just one hit after the third.

62.   Gonzalez, who brought along Arizona bullpen catcher Jeff Motuzas to hit against, watched Giambi and concluded he had no shot.

63.   He also hit back against his burgeoning critics after the recent desolate loss to the United States.

64.   He left practice early Wednesday to have the finger examined after getting hit against the Bulls on Tuesday.

65.   He said his father had cleared out furniture from the living room of their apartment in Tbilisi so Labadze and his younger brother could hit against the wall.

66.   He claims to have made the switch because so many kids were scared to hit against Rodriguez.

67.   He hit against real pitchers Matt Karchner and Rodney Myers and broke three bats.

68.   In Peoria, Ariz., Tony Gwynn hit against a pitcher for the first time in eight months and one knee operation.

69.   Iraq has the anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons to hit back against an American-led strike, the commander of this U.S. aircraft carrier said Tuesday.

70.   Meanwhile, Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath, accused Israel of carrying out an assassination hit against Sharif.