1.   Next Jets shot, tie game, courtesy of defenseman Deron Quint from the blue line.

2.   And it looked even stranger when Counsell batted against left-hander Mike Matthews in the seventh inning of a tie game.

3.   Bases are loaded in a tie game with left-hander Jesse Orosco available, and keep right-hander Mike Trombley in to pitch to right-handed Lee Stevens?

4.   But late in the second period, they were a mistake away from a tie game.

5.   But thanks to a three-run second inning by the Mariners, Abbott reached the fourth inning with a tie game.

6.   But the injury was serious enough to have Vance Wilson, a classic backup catcher, in the on-deck circle of a tie game in the seventh.

7.   But the most significant difference might be in the penalty-shot competition that decides tie games in the medal round.

8.   Celtics coach M.L. Carr thought it was a tie game and was convinced it should have been until he saw the replay.

9.   Closer Jose Mesa is not a preferred option in tie games on the road.

10.   First and second, none out in the ninth inning Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs in a tie game and the Dodgers are unable to score.