21.   Sunday, it took four hits, a walk, and a hit batsman to get the job done.

22.   The Braves did all their damage without an extra-base hit, aided and abetted by two hit batsmen, a walk and a throwing error.

23.   The Jays loaded the bases on a hit batsman, a bunt single and a walk with nobody out.

24.   The rookie lefthander allowed four runs, two coming on bases-loaded walks and another on a hit batsman.

25.   Then there is Irabu, who gave up four runs Monday on two hits, three walks, a hit batsman and a wild pitch in two innings.

26.   There were wild pitches, full counts, a hit batsman, and hit after hit after hit.

27.   They finally pushed across two runs, aided by four walks and two hit batsmen, in the fifth and sixth innings.

28.   Two walks and two hit batsmen keyed a six-run rally for the Mets in the sixth.

29.   Two hits and a hit batsman loaded the bases for Minnesota, and the Twins scored their first run on a groundout.

30.   Two walks and the hit batsman helped the Twins build a seventh-inning run.