1. And Bragg skidded on his belly near the left-field line to snatch a leadoff double from John Valentin in the seventh. 2. Bailes retired three consecutive right-handed hitters in his one-inning appearance Monday against the Detroit Tigers after surrendering a leadoff double to Joe Randa, a right-handed hitter. 3. Billy Wagner pitched around a leadoff bloop double by Edgardo Alfonzo in the ninth. 4. A leadoff double by Tavarez and walks to Sheffield and Colbrunn loaded the bases. 5. After a leadoff double by Caminiti, Alou hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot to left-center field. 6. Adam Kennedy had a leadoff double in the third, but Bengie Molina and Darin Erstad struck out, and Kevin Stocker grounded out. 7. After failing to advance Hundley after his leadoff double in the second, Eric Karros continued with that thinking in the fourth. 8. After his leadoff double against Denny Neagle, Baerga stole third, but the Pittsburgh left-hander kept him there. 9. After the Sox wasted a leadoff double by Nomar Garciaparra in the third inning, the Tigers came back for the go-ahead run. 10. Alex Rodriguez lit an eighth-inning fuse with a leadoff double, but then nearly doused it with a baserunning gaffe that cost the Mariners a run. |
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