1.   But when the throw back to the infield from Gerald Williams, the left fielder, skipped past third base, Cedeno hurriedly took the extra base.

2.   His throw skipped where the dirt and artificial surface meet near first base, the lip, bouncing awkwardly.

3.   The first time was when second baseman Lou Merloni backed up Garciaparra and his hasty throw skipped past first baseman Tony Clark.

4.   The throw skipped in front of first baseman Tino Martinez, who was unable to scoop the ball cleanly.

5.   The wild throw skipped down the left-field line, scoring Strange and putting runners on second and third with no outs.

6.   Sanders had a shot at Knoblauch, but his one-hop throw skipped and could not be handled cleanly by catcher Rod Barajas.

7.   Strawberry singled to right in the fifth and stole second despite a poor jump when the throw from Norfolk catcher Mandy Romero skipped into center field.

8.   The throws skip.