1.   An inning later, Alomar hit a two-run home run off Eckersley, sending the game into extra innings.

2.   And failure comes often to pitchers who work in extra innings.

3.   And so the lead was squandered and we lingered into extra innings.

4.   And, after the Yankees left the bases loaded in the seventh, the teams looked as if they were headed for extra innings.

5.   And when the game went into extra innings, he turned first to Russell and, finally, to Brandenburg, the eventual loser.

6.   Any game I was forced to cover went into extra innings, which knocked out any chance of watching Johnny Carson.

7.   As the presidential election went deeper into extra innings Thursday, Americans interviewed across the country expressed sentiments as divided as the popular vote.

8.   At this hour it feels like Pedro and Randy Johnson could start the All-Star Game and post zeros deep into extra innings.

9.   Benjamin came to the plate with two outs and pinch runner Damon Buford at third but struck out to send the game into extra innings.

10.   Because Atlanta lost in extra innings to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets were able to remain three games behind the Braves in the National League East.