1.   Dellucci led off with his second straight hit on the first pitch.

2.   Henry went down while trying to score from second base in the fifth inning after collecting his second straight hit, a double.

3.   In the fifth, Piazza, leading off, beat out a ground ball to shortstop for his third straight hit of the game, and was stranded there.

4.   In the minds of most in the crowd, three straight hits meant Beck was blowing another one.

5.   Milwaukee left fielder Geoff Jenkins robbed Craig Biggio of a homer to start the sixth, but Sheets then surrendered four straight hits.

6.   Reyes pitched five scoreless innings before a leadoff walk in the sixth and four straight hits buried him under three runs.

7.   Reggie Jefferson made it four straight hits when he singled, then took second on a wild pitch, but Wilfredo Cordero struck out to end the inning.

8.   Rodriguez led off the ninth with a single to left field for his seventh straight hit over two games.

9.   St. Louis tied the game in the second when Astros starter Mike Hampton allowed four straight hits, including a run-scoring double by Shawon Dunston.

10.   The ensuing walk triggered four straight hits and five runs.