1.   At one time last week McGwire went nine straight plate appearances without putting the ball in play.

2.   At this point, Clemens had officially used more equipment for one plate appearance than any other Sox player this year.

3.   At the plate, he walked three times to give him four walks in five plate appearances since being activated from the disabled list on Saturday.

4.   Bellinger has reached base in his last seven plate appearances.

5.   Bonds drew three more four-pitch walks in his first four plate appearances Thursday night.

6.   A series of missed blocks, a succession of poor calls or a chain of bad plate appearances can be enough to make a player lose control.

7.   According to Stats Inc., Johnson and Ordonez saw the fewest pitches per plate appearance among all National League batters and ranked second and fourth in the majors.

8.   Alicea, however, worked the plate appearance for a gritty walk.

9.   Brewers starter Jason Bere already had hit Hidalgo in the plate appearance following his home run.

10.   But Jefferson does not have enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.