71.   He plunked ball after ball over the Green Monster and the fans oohed and ahhed and craned their necks like Fourth of July revelers.

72.   He previously had pitched shutout ball over six appearances, spanning eight innings.

73.   He tried to come inside more than usual, to back the Braves hitters off, but he left a few balls over the middle and paid for it.

74.   He tries to hit the ball over the county line.

75.   He turned the ball over four times in the first half, including once when he stumbled driving into the lane and was called for carrying.

76.   He turned the ball over the first time he touched it, trying to force a transition pass to Cummings.

77.   His mind at ease, Pettitte faced the Orioles without a flinch, throwing hard, but not trying to muscle the ball over the plate.

78.   Hernandez beat an offside trap, slipped past Jeff Agoos and Lalas and chipped the ball over Keller, who left his goal line too early.

79.   His only goal was getting the ball over the fence.

80.   I just left the ball over the plate.