11.   Borland threw a strike, but then another ball, forcing home a run.

12.   A lot of that is throwing strikes, not having guys on base and just working boom, boom, boom, boom.

13.   After missing on his first three pitches, Rojas finally threw a strike and drew mock cheers.

14.   All the Mets who hit against Fox, it seemed, swung early in the count, rather than forcing him to throw strikes.

15.   Brian Jordan then flied to center, and Mora threw a strike to the plate as Boone tagged.

16.   Brown threw a strike for the touchdown.

17.   But after he threw strikes to Giambi with his first two pitches with two out in the seventh inning, Wells threw a curveball up in the strike zone.

18.   But after throwing one strike to Jody Gerut, Crabtree swung around and picked off Carter at second for the final out.

19.   Burkett has always thrown strikes, like the aces of the Braves staff, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine.

20.   But Foulke threw strikes, and the Mariners never got the ball out of the infield.