61.   Our hitters were just good at making him throw the ball.

62.   Other left-handed hitters were conspicuous by their absence.

63.   Publicly, Mike Hargrove, the Cleveland manager, and his pitchers laud the entire Florida lineup and say that all the opposing hitters are dangerous.

64.   Randolph thinks that Jeter could anticipate better on defense, understand better where a hitter is most likely to hit the ball.

65.   Right-handed hitters have simply been at his mercy.

66.   Red Sox hitters are thinking positive, says Valentin.

67.   So hitters must be ready.

68.   Stanley enjoys hitting at Yankee Stadium because the right-handed hitter is savvy enough to take advantage of the inviting right field porch.

69.   That hitter would have been Alex Ochoa, in his second game as the right fielder.

70.   The Atlanta hitters were the beneficiaries of their fair share of bloop singles and balls hit off the end of their bats, but they all count.