11.   Los Angeles Dodgers manager Bill Russell made several changes in his lineup Tuesday in an effort to find some offensive punch.

12.   Meanwhile, the Reds continue to get offensive punch from an unexpected source, a source that surprised Chicago Cubs manager Jim Riggleman.

13.   The Dodgers, whose offensive punch is provided by Mike Piazza, Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi, have the second-best pitching staff but the worst defense.

14.   The Kings made the move to add offensive punch in the wake of injuries to Stumpel and Robitaille.

15.   The Lions had their opportunities against the Tigers, but they were never able to muster enough offensive punch to catch up after falling behind.

16.   The Nets, playing without second-leading scorer Kenyon Martin and center Todd MacCulloch, had neither the offensive punch nor the muscle they needed.

17.   The three starters who went to the bench have provided desperately-needed offensive punch to the second unit.

18.   This team lacks offensive punch.

19.   Pittsburgh, as usual, will look to Lemieux and NHL scoring champion Jaromir Jagr to provide the offensive punch.

20.   A lack of offensive punch caused an early ouster for an experienced Bolivian team.