1.  As he pulls his fists to his chest, the left one assumes a line that is perpendicular to the flight of a pitched ball.

2.  Chapman is the only major-league player to be killed after being struck by a pitched ball.

3.  He leads the major leagues in being hit by pitched balls.

4.  He, like Stanley, was hit by a pitched ball.

5.  His right wrist, originally injured by a pitched ball a week before, became too sore for him to swing the bat or throw the ball.

6.  In discussing the aerodynamic properties of a pitched ball, Kahn uses his signature blend of erudition, personal experience and sentiment.

7.  Silvestri, who hit a three-run homer Friday night in the eighth inning, was hit by a pitched ball an inning later.

8.  You leave Miami after those guys pitched great ball against us, then run into Greg.

9.  With immaculate timing, Dravid took short pitched balls on the front foot and good length deliveries on the back.