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0.00 -- Road ERA for Pedro Martinez in three starts. At Fenway Park, Martinez has allowed 14 earned runs in 13 innings (9.69 ERA).
Padres closer Trevor Hoffman owns the highest career save percentage since the blown save was introduced in 1988. 
3 -- Regulars since 1980 to finish April with a batting average below .100, including Tampa Bay's Greg Vaughn, who went 9-for-91 (.099) last month. California's Don Baylor hit .062 in April 1981 and finished at .239. The Mets' Kevin Elster hit .097 in April 1990 and finished at .207.
5 -- Current major league managers who grew up in Sacramento: Dusty Baker, Larry Bowa, Buck Martinez, Jerry Manuel and Jerry Royster.
7 -- Teams in baseball history have fired their manager in midseason and still finished in first place: 1989 Blue Jays, 1988 Red Sox, 1983 Phillies, 1982 Brewers, 1978 Yankees, 1938 Cubs and 1932 Cubs.
10 -- Ballparks have drawn their lowest-ever crowds for a regularly scheduled game, including Pro Player Stadium (4,466), Comerica Park (11,833), SkyDome (12,571) and Miller Park (14,090).
19 -- Games the Red Sox will play against winning teams over their next 20 games. Boston owns the best record in the majors (20-7) primarily at the expense of Baltimore, Kansas City and Tampa Bay.
23 -- Record for consecutive saves converted at the start of a career, set just last year by Minnesota's LaTroy Hawkins. Dodgers closer Eric Gagne is 10-for-10 in save chance while holding opponents to a .102 batting average.
28 1/3 -- Consecutive scoreless innings thrown by Rockies starters during last week's 6-0 homestand. The back-to-back shutouts were a Coors first.
38 -- Players who have homered twice in one inning, including teammates Bret Boone and Mike Cameron last Wednesday night. Willie McCovey, Andre Dawson and Jeff King are the only ones to do it twice.
71 -- Years ago to the day (5/6/31) Willie Mays was born. The "Say Hey Kid" hit 660 home runs and collected 3,283 hits during his Hall of Fame career.
87 -- At bats Tino Martinez needed to hit his first home run with the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit No. 2 in his next official at-bat.
323  -- Career saves for Trevor Hoffman with the San Diego Padres, the most of any closer with one team. With four saves last week, Hoffman passed Dennis Eckersley, who saved 320 games for the Oakland A's.
796 -- Career appearances behind the plate on for Pirates catcher Jason Kendall, one more than his father Fred made in an 11-year career (1969-80).
1,094 -- Homerless at-bats for Red Sox second baseman Rey Sanchez before he went deep last Tuesday night. It was his first since April 12, 2000. During that time, Barry Bonds hit 127 home runs.

 


 
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