61.   The base was run by Alpirez.

62.   The batsman protects them by hitting the ball and running between the wickets, like running bases, to score points.

63.   The game also cost the Dodgers third baseman Mike Blowers, who sprained his left knee while running the bases in the fourth inning.

64.   The heel had been giving him no trouble until he ran the bases in the second inning Tuesday night.

65.   The New York Yankees are running the bases so much these days that their aggressive tendencies are invading their sleep.

66.   The only task in which he obviously favored the ankle was running the bases.

67.   The switch-hitting Raines, who can only swing left-handed because the thumb is still healing, will wear a protective splint when he runs the bases.

68.   The true test of whether it can withstand the strain will come when he plays defense and starts running the bases.

69.   The Trojans just did so without having to concern themselves with running the bases.

70.   The Sox could have backdated Garciaparra on the DL to last Wednesday, the day he sustained the injury running the bases in Kansas City.