1.   And after Rocker ends a game, or escapes a jam, he often celebrates outwardly, pumping his fist or screaming.

2.   Baerga, the middle man on the twin-killing, pumped a fist, and Reed escaped the jam.

3.   But Mahomes was at the mercy of Astacio, who was teasing the Mets by putting runners on base and escaping jams.

4.   But reliever Kerry Ligtenberg escaped the jam with minimal damage.

5.   But with one out, Nomo rose again to the challenge, mowing down Jeff Frye and Shannon Stewart on strikes to escape the jam.

6.   Coach Marty Schottenheimer has seen his team escape so many jams, he blinks twice when he sees a blowout.

7.   El Duque dominated Cameron, whiffing him easily for the second out, and it appeared as if he would escape another jam.

8.   Gordon walked a couple, loading the bases, then started a double play to help escape the jam.

9.   He escaped the jam when Olerud popped to third.

10.   He escaped jams in the second and third innings but gave up three more runs in the fourth.