91.   But he struck out in his three other plate appearances Thursday.

92.   Delgado reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances before lining out in the seventh against Mike Stanton.

93.   Demoted to the benched recently after a slow start, Spencer returned to the starting lineup and reached base in all four plate appearances.

94.   Each plate appearance was a tiny one-man show, a curious mix of humility and utter confidence.

95.   Franco has played flawlessly in the field for the Mets this spring, but has just a lone base hit to show for his nine plate appearances.

96.   Garcia singled in his first major league plate appearance in the fifth.

97.   Greg Colbrunn reached base in nine consecutive plate appearances during the series with Chicago, setting a team record.

98.   He had been limited to one plate appearance in each of the four games since he came off the disabled list last week.

99.   He had four homers and two walks in his six previous plate appearances.

100.   He grounded out and popped out in his last two plate appearances.