1.   And if the first baseman came after the ball, forcing the pitcher to cover the bag, the runner could nail him with his spikes.

2.   Baerga then seized the hit-and-run moment, guiding a single between second and third after Valentin went to cover the bag, leaving the hole wide open.

3.   But Alomar called the press box, explaining that the second baseman should have been covering the bag, and the error was eventually given to Luis Alicea.

4.   But when shortstop Jose Hernandez threw back to first, Levrault was not covering the bag.

5.   But when shortstop Jose Hernandez made his return throw to first, Levrault was not covering the bag.

6.   Catcher Terry Steinbach threw to Guzman instead of Hocking, who was covering the bag, hoping to catch Mateo straying.

7.   He can drop to a knee to stop the ball, then throw to the pitcher covering the bag.

8.   However, Darin Erstad tried to steal second on the pitch, so shortstop Felipe Lopez broke to cover the bag.

9.   In the bottom of the first, pitcher Roger Clemens dropped a toss from first baseman Tino Martinez while covering the bag.

10.   It involves a set of measures that includes covering garbage bags with fine-mesh nets to keep crows from pecking them open.