11.   Martinez hesitated ever-so-briefly before throwing home, and catcher Jorge Posada was not in position to block the plate or to receive the throw.

12.   Piazza played in a Class AAA game on Sunday, but he was not allowed to run full speed or block the plate.

13.   Piazza also tried to block the plate with his own leg, but he left a bit of the front uncovered.

14.   Raines beat the throw, but Rodriguez had the plate blocked so he slid wide.

15.   Saturday, Martin maintained he was safe, but he said Piazza did a good job blocking the plate.

16.   Since Martin was running on the pitch, he managed to score on the single as Posada failed to properly block the plate and Martin dived across head first.

17.   Stinson, who did a nice job blocking the plate, saw Wu attempting to steal and doubled him up at third.

18.   The Angels got their first run of the game in the first inning when catcher Jim Leyritz did a poor job of blocking the plate.

19.   The perfect peg enabled Miller to snag the ball, block the plate and make the tag without moving.

20.   Varitek also prevented a Mariners run in the fifth when he effectively blocked the plate from David Bell, who was trying to score on a fly ball.