1.   But the ball sliced away just enough to elude his glove and begin a slow roll to the outfield wall.

2.   Matt Franco, playing in left, made a run at it, but the ball sliced toward the left-field line.

3.   So Spencer barreled in several steps, realized that the ball was not slicing away from him, dived forward and caught it a few inches off the grass.

4.   Usually, that ball slices foul and he managed to keep it fair.

5.   Trying work magic from the sand again, he shanked the shot and the ball sliced into the rough at the far end of the green from the cup.