61.   Jose Vizcaino, one of the few bright spots on the trip, added a single through the right side to put runners at the corners.

62.   Karim Garcia followed with a sharp single to right, putting runners at the corners, and manager Lou Piniella came out to the mound.

63.   Kent then singled to give the Mets their second run and put runners at at first and second for Brogna.

64.   Meanwhile, Dreifort was putting runners on base but pitching out of trouble.

65.   Nelson walked Matt Williams to put runners on first and second while bringing David Justice to the plate.

66.   Nelson walked pinch-hitter Lyle Mouton to put runners on the corners.

67.   Obviously, the more runners a team puts on base, the more runs it has a chance to score.

68.   Nomo walked Adam Dunn to put runners on the corners with two outs, then caught Dunn roaming too far from the base on a pick-off attempt.

69.   One out later, Derek Bell walked to put runners at the corners.

70.   Omar Olivares struggled mightily in his third start with the Mariners and lasted only into the sixth, putting runners on base in every inning that he worked.