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0 -- Victories by Cincinnati's starting pitchers in their past 15 home games, compared to 11 losses. The last time a Reds starter won at Cinergy Field was April 20 when Osvaldo Fernandez defeated New York. |
Devon White hit three grand slams in 11 days, but he would have to belt three more tie Don Mattingly's single-season record.
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.27 -- Mets pitcher Rick Reed's average walks per nine innings this year, the lowest in the major leagues. Reed has walked two batters in 67 2/3 innings. Minnesota's Brad Radke is second at .64. |
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1.80 -- Runs per nine innings scored by the Yankees in Orlando Hernandez's eight starts this season, giving him the worst run support in the major leagues. Colorado's Mike Hampton has the highest at 9.09. |
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2 -- Rookies in the past 20 years to have 15- and 20-game hitting streaks -- Kent Hrbek (1982) and Ichiro Suzuki this season. Hrbek had streaks of 23 and 17; Suzuki's were 23 and 15. The Rockies' Juan Pierre posted 16- and 15-game hitting streaks in 2000. |
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2.44 -- The ERA of the Yankees' bullpen, tops in the league. Seattle in second at 2.68, followed by Cleveland (3.06) and Boston (3.21). |
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3 -- Grand slams by Devon White in May, tying the major league record shared by seven others for most in a month. The record for most in a season is six, set by Don Mattingly in 1987. White has 11 career grand slams, tying him for 23rd on the all-time list. |
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6 -- Times the White Sox have been swept this season, compared to two for all of 2000. |
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9 -- Pinch-hit home runs by the Diamondbacks this season, leaving them three shy of the major league record shared by the Reds (1957), Mets (1983) and Dodgers (2000). Five of Arizona's pinch home runs have come from Erubiel Durazo. |
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10 -- Intentional walks issued to Toronto's Carlos Delgado this season, the most in the big leagues. Jason Giambi, John Olerud and Manny Ramirez are tied for second with nine. |
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11 -- Strikeouts by Houston reliever Roy Oswalt in the first 9 2/3 innings of his career. He has yet to walk a batter and has an ERA of 0.93. |
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11-31 -- The Devil Rays' record before beating the Tigers on Sunday, giving Tampa Bay the slowest start in the AL since the 1994 A's also began 11-31. |
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12 -- RBIs by Ryan Klesko in his past five games, including six Monday night against the Astros. Teammate Bubba Trammell has 13 RBIs in his past six games. |
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14 -- Consecutive games the Texas Rangers have homered, tying a club record that has been accomplished twice, including April 13-28 of this season. The record for most games with a home run is 25, shared by the 1941 Yankees, '94 Tigers and '98 Braves. |
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36 -- Teams that have begun a season 27-13 or better since divisional play began in 1969, including this year's Mariners (31-9), Indians (28-12) and Twins (28-12). Of the previous 33 teams, only six failed to win their division. |
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204 -- Home runs hit by Sammy Sosa at Wrigley Field, placing him fourth on the all-time list. He needs eight more to tie Ron Santo for third. |
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901 -- Career appearances made by Blue Jays reliever Dan Plesac, who needs five more to tie Cy Young for 11th on the all-time list. |
