1.   Because he is almost invariably going to be around the plate, batters go up there ready to hit.

2.   After the next two batters went out, Craig Biggio kept the inning alive by drawing a walk.

3.   Albert Belle swung at the first pitch and struck out, and the next two batters also went out.

4.   Brian Meadows, a rookie control pitcher, appeared to be continuing his hex over the Mets when the first two batters went down meekly.

5.   He hit batters with pitches liberally, and the batters went after him.

6.   If you double or triple or quadruple the recipe, the batter goes brown and gets overly starchy before you can use it up.

7.   Ten batters went the plate in the seventh inning as Atlanta scored five times.

8.   The first five batters went down quietly, with only one knocking the ball beyond the infield.

9.   The first two batters he faced went down easily.

10.   The first two batters went quietly.