21.   Cone was nursing a two-run lead in the seventh when Alomar hit a two-run double.

22.   Could Cincinnati hold on to the three-run lead?

23.   David Segui forced Orsulak at second to score Kent for a three-run lead.

24.   Even so, he left the game with a five-run lead.

25.   Gaetti then ripped a slider into the gap in left-center to give the Cubs a two-run lead.

26.   Give a guy a good curve and a six-run lead, it can turn a muggy afternoon at Fenway into a breeze.

27.   Friday night at the Kingdome happened to be do-time as the Mariners nursed a one-run lead over the Baltimore Orioles in the seventh inning.

28.   Gwynn was referring to the six-run lead the Yankees had after two innings.

29.   Hampton turned a three-run lead over to Billy Wagner, who had allowed a career-high five runs the previous night.

30.   He entered the game with a two-run lead, a man on, and no one out.