71.   Mike Stanton and Steve Karsay worked a scoreless eighth, Karsay stranding a runner at second by getting Bret Boone to ground out.

72.   Nevertheless, the Royals stranded seven runners, including six in scoring position, during the first three innings.

73.   Norm Charlton sauntered in from the bullpen an inning earlier than usual and promptly recorded two outs, stranding both runners.

74.   New York stranded nine runners through five innings, failing to open up a lead despite numerous chances.

75.   Nomo stranded runners on second and third in the fourth inning when he struck out Damian Miller.

76.   Olerud, the former Blue Jay, had stranded four runners all by himself.

77.   One inning later, Manny Ramirez stranded runners on first and second by flying out to the left-field warning track.

78.   Percival was so bad, he had to be relieved by Shigetoshi Hasegawa, who got the third out, stranding three runners.

79.   Runners were stranded.

80.   The Astros stranded the runners when Hidalgo lofted a weak pop to third baseman Pujols on the mound.