1.   And like Strange, Klesko took the next pitch for ball four and a run.

2.   As entertainment value, the free throw is as mesmerizing as ball four.

3.   Before Murray drew ball four, he drew a pitch that was high and inside and sent him reeling backward to avoid being hit at or above his shoulders.

4.   Alicea pushed the count full, then fouled off seven straight pitches before finally taking ball four, a slider that slid a little too far outside.

5.   But reliever Wayne Gomes got Alfonzo, who had a full count, to chase what would have been ball four.

6.   He lived with ball four all winter.

7.   He pointed the finger of blame at himself and called for another intentional ball four.

8.   In the ninth, Trot Nixon, who entered the game as a defensive replacement, had to be told to go to first base after taking ball four.

9.   It should have been ball four, Jones insisted.

10.   Jorge Posada reached a full count, as well, then ignored a changeup that was just a fraction high for ball four.