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0 -- Home series won by the Reds this season. They also have not won back-to-back games at home yet. |
Ichiro Suzuki hasn't found his stroke since the All-Star break.
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.352 -- Peter Bergeron's batting average (25-for-71) since being recalled by the Expos on June 23. |
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.359 -- Roberto Alomar's batting average from last season's All-Star break to this year's, tops in the majors. Moises Alou was second at .357. |
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.447 -- Cal Ripken Jr.'s lifetime batting average (17-for-38, 4 HR, 10 RBIs) at Turner Field, where he hit two home runs in his last career game there Saturday. |
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.464 -- The combined winning percentage of the Yankees' second-half opponents, the lowest in the major leagues. The Devil Rays have the highest (.538). |
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1 -- Road series won this season by the Devil Rays, who beat Atlanta on Sunday and Monday at Turner Field. |
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2 -- Astros who have posted NL-best 21-game hitting streaks this season -- Alou and Lance Berkman. |
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6 -- Catchers who have hit at least 300 career home runs. Mike Piazza hit Nos. 300 and 301 this week to join Johnny Bench (389), Carlton Fisk (376), Yogi Berra (358), Gary Carter and Lance Parrish (324 each) on the list. |
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8 -- Stolen bases needed by the Phillies to match their total of 102 from last season. The Philadelphia team record for stolen bases is 200, set in 1908. |
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13 -- Passed balls by Yankees catcher Jorge Posada this season, compared to 11 in 2000. His career high is 17 in 1999. |
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14 -- Points Ichiro Suzuki's batting average has dropped during a 1-for-20 slump since the All-Star break. He has no hits in his past 18 at-bats, marking the longest slump of his career in any country. In Japan, he went hitless in 17 plate appearances in 1999 with the Orix Blue Wave. |
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17 -- Teams that are either leading a division or are within six games of a wild-card spot. |
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21 -- Victories of five or more runs by the Rockies and Marlins this season, the most in the majors. The Blue Jays rank third with 19. |
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287 -- Combined home runs by the Astros (144) and Rangers (143), who rank first and second, respectively. |
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291 -- Games the Rangers have gone without a complete-game shutout since Aaron Sele blanked the Red Sox on Aug. 22, 1999. Rob Bell came within one out of shutting out the Giants on Monday night. |
