71.   Jacobs twice defied the shift, hitting to the opposite field.

72.   Ken Hill has made it through three innings, giving up only that measly hit to Knoblauch.

73.   Lansing had only one ball hit to him, a grounder in the fourth inning by Brian Schneider that he handled well.

74.   Last Monday, he fielded five balls hit to the mound.

75.   Karros, now healthy, shortened his swing, began hitting to the opposite field and cut down on his strikeouts.

76.   Like hitting to right field, talking to reporters is an acquired skill for the Long Beach native.

77.   Maddux supplied some of the defense as well since five grounders were hit back to the mound.

78.   Mondesi started the next assault in the fourth, beating out an infield hit to second base.

79.   Moving runners over, hitting to the opposite field and playing sound fundamentally has been the approach, but it took a while before it started paying off.

80.   Most of the homers were hit to left or left-center, Woodard said.