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.381 -- Winning percentage by the Devil Rays against teams in first place at the time (8-13). Tampa Bay is playing only .312 ball (24-53) against non-first-place teams. |
Kansas City's Dan Reichert has gotten a lot of companionship from the pitcher's best friend. AP
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1 -- Hits in 25 at-bats by Diamondbacks catcher Damian Miller with runners in scoring position and two outs. Miller's .040 average is the lowest in baseball.
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2 -- Teams without a pitcher with 10 saves. Bret Prinz leads Arizona with eight, while Buddy Groom leads Baltimore with seven. |
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3 -- Expos who are hitting above .390 in July -- Jose Vidro (.417), Vladimir Guerrero (.408) and Peter Bergeron (.395). |
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4 -- Reds pitchers to strike out four batters in one inning. Frankie Rodriguez accomplished the feat Sunday against the Marlins, joining Joe Nuxhall (1959), Mario Soto (1984) and Tim Birtsas (1990). |
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5 -- Pitchers who have stolen a base this season, including two AL pitchers -- Anaheim's Ismael Valdes and Chicago's Kip Wells. They are the only two AL pitchers to steal a base since the advent of interleague play. |
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6.00 -- ERA by the Yankees in the 11 games since the All-Star break, worst in the American League. |
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6.9 -- Percentage of the Brewers' victories that have been by one run (three of 43). Milwaukee has a league-worst three wins in one-run games. |
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8 -- Consecutive years in which the Astros have won the season series against the Cubs. Houston is 5-1 against Chicago this year with 11 games remaining |
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10 -- Dodgers pitchers who have started at least one game this year. |
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14 -- Combined runs scored by the Astros and Cardinals in the fifth inning of Wednesday's game (eight by Houston, six by St. Louis). The NL record (since 1900) for most runs in an inning is 17, set by the Boston Braves and New York Giants on June 20, 1912. |
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16 -- Games in which Mark McGwire's batting average has been above .200 this season. McGwire is hitting .194. |
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22 -- Double plays induced by Royals pitcher Dan Reichert, most in the majors. |
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22-24 -- Record by the Expos since Jeff Torborg was hired as manager. Montreal went 21-32 under Felipe Alou. |
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25 -- League-leading times Sammy Sosa has been intentionally walked this season, more than the totals for 10 teams. |
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37 -- Earned runs allowed by Rockies pitcher Mike Hampton in his past seven starts. Hampton hasn't won since June 10 and his ERA has risen from 2.98 to 4.64 in the span. |
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37 1/3 -- Innings pitched by Twins closer LaTroy Hawkins this season without allowing a home run, most in the majors. Florida's Ricky Bones leads the NL with 36 2/3 homerless innings. |
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53.1 -- Percentage of the Diamondbacks' strikeouts recorded by either Randy Johnson or Curt Schilling. The duo has combined for 405 K's. |
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58 -- Years since the last time the Dodgers scored 20 or more runs in game. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 23-6 on July 10, 1943. L.A. beat Colorado 22-7 on Saturday. |
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69 -- Starts between complete games by Tigers pitcher Jose Lima. Lima went the distance Thursday against the Yankees, his first CG since June 7, 1999, with Houston. |
