71.   Missions accomplished, as he lined a single toward the right-field corner.

72.   Morris got the second out before Finley lined a single to right-center.

73.   Mench had one more unsettling moment when he lined a single to right in the sixth inning, then tripped over his bat as he started to first base.

74.   Offerman kept it up in the second when he lined a single to left that kept a rally alive.

75.   Nomar Garciaparra moved Offerman to third by lining a single to center off Mendoza, which prompted Torre to call on Mariano Rivera.

76.   Offerman walked with one out and Mike Piazza lined a single into right field.

77.   Omar Vizquel then line a single to center.

78.   One out later, Eric Karros doggedly battled Dougherty and ultimately lined a single to right, sending Mondesi to third.

79.   Owens lined a single to center and Sanders followed with a line-drive single to left.

80.   Reliever Rich Rodriguez got Sanders to pop out, but Curtis Goodwin lined a single to center, scoring Boone.