1.   And he attributes his low on-base percentage to his attempt to act more like a traditional leadoff hitter by being patient and trying to draw walks.

2.   And Mr. April, Shea Hillenbrand, forced in the second run when he drew a walk on four pitches.

3.   And Walker, by the way, wound up drawing a walk.

4.   Angel Echevarria grounded a single through the right side, and Lenny Harris drew a walk.

5.   At least, after the former, Baggy drew a walk, forcing in a run.

6.   Ausmus drew a walk to keep the inning alive, and Oswalt loaded the bases when he reached on an error after Kile bobbled his grounder up the middle.

7.   Ausmus then singled, and Julio Lugo drew a walk to load the bases with no outs.

8.   Baerga drew the walk to win the game.

9.   Bagwell and Moises Alou singled, and Carl Everett drew a walk to load the bases for Tony Eusebio.

10.   Bagwell drew a walk to fill the bases for the Astros, who stranded the bases loaded on three occasions the night before.