21.   Soriano lined a single to center for the first Yankees hit, and manager Joe Torre had Knoblauch bunt the runners to second and third.

22.   The pitcher, Mark Thompson, bunted runners to second and third, and then the strike zone started jumping around on Astacio.

23.   The potential tying and leading runs were on base, and now Torre called on Chuck Knoblauch to bunt the runners along.

24.   Then he stands motionless, and the Sox successfully execute a sacrifice, bunting a runner to second base.

25.   Up stepped Jorge Posada, the rookie backup catcher, who, like Curtis, had unsuccessfully tried to bunt a runner over two innings earlier.

26.   Wells walked Scott Hemond and Watson bunted the runners to second and third, forcing the Reds to walk dangerous Bernard Gilkey intentionally to fill the bases.

27.   What about the bottom of the eighth, when Andruw Jones led off with a single and Cox had Jermaine Dye bunt the runner over?

28.   With two strikes, Counsell bunted the runners to second and third.

29.   Edgardo Alfonzo bunted the runners to second and third before McGlinchy walked Olerud intentionally to load the bases.

30.   Marquis Grissom tried to bunt the runners over, but Brantley threw to third to get Lemke.