1. The batter bunted for a single. 2. A few batters later, Jeff Branson bunted for a base hit and an error on the play scored Pena. 3. After Melvin Mora reached base in the first by bunting for a leadoff single, he tried to advance two bases on a weakly hit comebacker. 4. Brian Hunter bunted for a basehit, moving Wilson to third, and Rodriguez lofted a sacrifice fly to right. 5. Bunting for a base hit would have been fine for most middle infielders -- not for a slugging catcher. 6. But Damon Buford, trying to bunt for a hit, was called out when the ball bounced up and hit him. 7. But Rich Becker was thrown out when he tried to bunt for a hit with two out and runners on second and third. 8. Cirillo opened the inning by bunting for another hit, and Olerud lined a double to right to score him. 9. Davis hit Eckstein to start the inning and then Erstad bunted for a hit. 10. Given a second chance, Alou bunted for a single. |