31.   Roger Clemens tossed a broken bat toward Mike Piazza and got hit with a fine.

32.   Seattle starter Paul Abbott left in the fourth inning after being struck in the face by the broken bat of Harold Baines.

33.   The only hits he gave up were to the opposite field, one of them on a broken bat.

34.   The Yankees left a trail of bad swings and broken bats at Bank One Ballpark, along with a bitter taste for the umpiring in the desert.

35.   Then he said he was just trying to throw the broken bat to a batboy.

36.   Though this one was much less contentious than the previous two when Clemens beaned Piazza last July and threw a broken bat in his direction in the World Series.

37.   Wickman was hit by part of the broken bat on the play and replaced by Steve Karsay, who got the final out.