the crease" (closer to the bowler) to counter the effects of swing or spin on the ball, though this can get them stumped. Baseball batters are restricted to staying in the batter's box. How the field boundary in each sport influences the way in which batters try to hit the ball out of the field: In cricket, the boundary is simply a line or relatively flat object (like a rope) that stretches around the field. Balls that touch the boundary in any way are considered to be outside of the field, and so batters can get significant scoring value on shots along the ground that can pierce a gap between fielders and reach the boundary. Baseball has an outfield fence which is considered to be within the field of play. This means the only way a hit ball can leave the field is for it to bounce or clear the fence in the air; thus, batters get less value from hitting the ball directly across the ground. Whether a player who got out can participate further in the game: Cricket batters can not bat again for the rest of the innings once they're out. This has significant strategic implications, as once the good batters on the team are out, the bowlers, who tend to score fewer runs, are the only players left to bat. A baseball player, after getting out, can bat again one or more times in subsequent innings when it is his turn in the line-up, or even in the same inning, if all his teammates come to bat and the team has not made three outs and it is his turn again. Running A runner may be out when not at a safe haven. This can occur when a fielder gets the ball to the safe haven the runner is running towards before they get there. (In cricket, this is through run outs. In baseball, forceouts are most similar to runouts). In baseball, other types of outs can be made against runners, such as tagouts. At most one runner can occupy a safe haven. Runners must coordinate to some degree, and must decide how much to run; running too much risks a runner getting out (particularly if a fielder is about to throw the ball to wherever they are running towards), but can also help them score more runs. The safe havens: In baseball, the bases are