1.   The clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times.

2.   But North Korea threatened to hit back against any sanctions.

3.   And Sarazen played the old school of hitting against a stiff, straight left leg.

4.   As a rule, Hollandsworth does not hit against left-handers.

5.   Before we leave the home-run king . . . we must know . . . how would he hit against Maddux?

6.   A batter in a slump can work out his troubles by hitting off a tee, hitting against a machine, taking extra swings against a batting practice pitcher.

7.   All the Mets who hit against Fox, it seemed, swung early in the count, rather than forcing him to throw strikes.

8.   But it was the home run Thome hit against Brad Clontz in the eighth that turned out to be the decisive run.

9.   But Sabean said Carter has hit well against left-handed pitchers and gives Baker much more flexibility in writing his lineup card.

10.   But the Dodgers failed to get a key two-out hit against Johnson that could have turned the direction of the game.