21.   Friday night, Luis Polonia was thrown out trying to steal second with two outs in the ninth inning.

22.   He was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.

23.   In a recent game against Modesto, Cirilo Cruz was thrown out trying to steal third base with one out, a baseball no-no.

24.   In one game earlier this season, Manny Ramirez was thrown out trying to steal first base.

25.   In the same inning, second baseman Lou Merloni was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double.

26.   Johnson was thrown out trying to stretch the double into a triple, and his jaunt around the bases might have zapped him of some needed strength.

27.   Jones was then thrown out trying to steal second by Girardi, who was instrumental in keeping the Braves quiet on the base paths.

28.   Jones was then thrown out trying to steal second by Girardi.

29.   Kansas City, however, ran themselves out of a possible first run in the sixth inning when Jose Offerman was thrown out trying to steal third.

30.   Jason McDonald was thrown out trying to steal second in the third, an inning that saw a hit and two walks turn into nothing.