1.   Batters often take being hit as an expected aspect of their occupation.

2.   Both starting pitchers needed an inning to work out the kinks after the rain delay, and the batters took full advantage of the situation.

3.   A batter can take those pitches for balls and still get on base.

4.   A few batters even took advantage of gusty winds to pop batting practice homers.

5.   The batter took a mighty cut and the ball arced gracefully through the soft summer air and dropped onto the subway tracks.

6.   Seven Royals batters took called third strikes, and Kile struck out four in a row in one stretch.

7.   Maddux was too until Cleveland batter took a stance nearer to the plate.