81.   John Valentin, the next batter, chopped a grounder toward third base.

82.   Jorge Posada was the next batter, and he reverted to the ground attack, rapping a grounder between short and second.

83.   Ken Griffey Jr. was the next batter, and disaster loomed, but Perez struck him out.

84.   Lansing smiled and told him to get the next batter.

85.   Luckily for Reed, the next batter, Brad Fullmer, lined a shot straight at Ventura, who threw to second for an inning-ending double play.

86.   Leiter walked the next batter, Bret Boone.

87.   Maddux, usually the kind of pitcher you count on to clean up such messes, instead worsened it, walking the next batter, Bobby Bonilla.

88.   Maeda struck out the next batter, as he did after two of the walks he issued.

89.   Like Benitez, Stanton hit the next batter with his next pitch.

90.   Mark Lemke was the next batter, and he knew what he had to do if the Braves were going to wrap up the World Series in five.