1.   For whatever reason, it was a bad call on a check swing by Lugo that more closely resembled a flinch.

2.   For the most part, the only thing Justice proved was that he can look cute with that drop-the-bat check swing.

3.   Garcia was removed one batter later for Nelson, who struck out Ellis Burks on a check swing.

4.   He had his familiar blazing fastball and cutting slider, producing countless feeble swings, check swings and caught-lookings.

5.   Hundley bounced into a force play on a check swing against Chen.

6.   If the home plate umpire says the guy swung on a check swing, the hitter has no appeal.

7.   If there are late swings, half swings, check swings, Fernandez will have established a beachhead in his comeback.

8.   In the seventh, he tapped back to the mound on a check swing against righty Shayne Bennett.

9.   Monday, he said he was jammed on a check swing and that the hand stiffened, tightened and became sore as the game went along.

10.   Remember the home run he hit when he broke his bat with a check swing?