1.   Checo, because we want to give him innings.

2.   He gives you innings, he goes to war for you.

3.   It works even better when one of his stable of Cy Young starters gives him nine shutout innings.

4.   One of the issues we have here with Nomo and Daal is that they will give us innings.

5.   Particularly since the Yankees have lived all year on the notion that starters give six innings so that the high-octane fastballs of Rivera and Wetteland can finish.

6.   The Mets needed Reed to give them innings, and he did, working seven strong ones and giving up seven hits and a walk.

7.   The Rangers, according to club officials, prefer Bobby Witt over Pavlik as their fifth starter because he can give them innings.

8.   Those are guys you know are going to give you innings.

9.   Bold lower-order batting contributed largely towards the total after the innings had been given a lift by left handers Asanka Gurusinha and Ranatunga.

10.   With the impetus he gave the innings, it was no trouble for Jonty Rhodes to guide his team to victory.