From that Lemke hit until the end of the seventh, Jackson caused the Braves to strand eight runners.

He got it when Tim Naehring grounded to first to strand runners on first and third.

But Montgomery bounced back to strike out Kevin Maas on three pitches and strand runners on first and second.

He induced a double-play groundball to end the first, and in the third he struck out Sammy Sosa to strand two runners.

Like his final fastball, to strike Garcia out and strand runners on first and third.

Karsay then retired Carlos Beltran to strand two runners.

The Dodgers (16) and Cardinals (14) combined to strand 30 runners on base, setting a record for a nine-inning postseason game.

Jason Giambi and Alfonso Soriano combined to strand nine runners.

Some said they grew frustrated with the Yankees' pitching, or the way the team seemed to strand runners on base again and again.

The offense managed to strand nine runners.