.344 -- Career batting average for Jim Edmonds in April, tops among active players. Naturally, Edmonds leads the majors with a .444 average.	Armando Benitez has blown four of eight save chances.  AP
1 -- Bases stolen by the Blue Jays, swiped Sunday in Toronto's 19th game. The record for fewest steals in a season is 13, held by the 1957 Washington Senators.
2 -- Runs per game scored by Detroit through 17 games. The Tigers are hitting .180 with 23 extra-base hits and a .245 slugging percentage.
3 -- Home runs for Devil Rays shortstop Rey Ordonez, who entered the season with eight homers in 916 career games.
4 -- Blown saves for Mets closer Armando Benitez, the same number he had all of last season. No wonder the Mets are 0-5 in one-run games.
6 -- Pitchers who have not allowed an earned run this season in at least 10 innings of work: Woody Williams (19 2/3), Johan Santana (14), Shigetoshi Hasegawa (13 1/3), Shane Reynolds (12 1/3), Brendan Donnelly (11 1/3) and Joe nathan (10 2/3).
10.80 -- ERA posted by Cuban defector Jose Contreras in five appearances before the New York Yankees sent him to their minor league complex.
11 -- Teams since 1900 who have opened 15-3, including this year's Giants and Yankees. The others: The 1902 Pirates, 1907 Giants, 1913 Athletics, 1914 Pirates, 1921 Pirates, 1938 Giants, 1941 Cardinals, 1946 Red Sox and 1977 Dodgers.
13 -- Winning decisions without a loss for the Yankees' starting rotation, the longest winning streak to begin a season since 1900.
16 -- Ranking (i.e. last in the NL) for the Cincinnati Reds in batting average (.228), ERA (6.81) and fielding percentage (.965).
21 -- Consecutive save opportunties converted by Braves closer John Smoltz, the longest active streak in the majors. Atlanta has won the past 56 games in which Smoltz has appeared.
22 -- Players in major league history who have appeared in a game after their 46th birthday. Jesse Orosco, who turns 46 on Monday, will be the next. The last player to play past his 46th birthday was Charlie Hough in 1994.
86 -- Appearances without a loss for Giants left-hander Chad Zerbe, a major league record. If Zerbe ever loses, the record reverts to Dean Hartgraves, who appeared in 84 games with four teams from 1995-98.
1,268 -- Consecutive games played by Hideki Matsui dating back to his days with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League.
38,937 -- Paying fans who flocked to Kauffman Stadium on Friday to see the Royals beat the Tigers 4-3 in 11 innings. It was Kansas City's largest April non-Opening Day crowd since April 30, 1989.