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1 -- RBIs for Derek Jeter since he was named Yankees captain. Over that 11-game span, Jeter is hitting .182 (8-for-44) with 13 strikeouts.
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 Eric Gagne has whiffed two or more batters in 25 of his 35 appearances this season. AP |
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2.86 -- ERA compiled by Sidney Ponson since he was knighted in his native Aruba on April 29. Sir Sidney has won 7 of 8 starts for Baltimore.
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3 -- Consecutive wins needed by the Devil Rays in order to win a bet with manager Lou Piniella, who will dye his hair any "legit color" the players want if the team put together three straight wins.
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4 -- Teams that have used only five starting pitchers this season: Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals.
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6 -- Home runs allowed by Cardinals right-hander Woody Williams on Friday the 13th, tops among active players. Only Charlie Hough (seven), Bobby Witt (seven) and Dick Pole (nine) have had worse luck.
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8 -- Players who have compiled hitting streaks of 20 or more games this season, including Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca, who carries a 23-game into this week. Last season, only six players hit safely in 20 straight games.
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9 -- Consecutive decisions won by Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, breaking Roger Clemens' team record. Halladay hasn't lost since April 15.
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12 -- Career-high triples hit by Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, which leads the majors. Garciparra is on pace to finish the season with 29 triples and 24 home runs. No player has had a 20-20 season since George Brett in 1979.
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16 -- Stikeouts per nine innings recorded by Dodgers closer Eric Gagne. The record for relievers (min. 35 IP) in a season is 14.95 by Billy Wagner in 1999.
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20 -- Complete-game one-hitters thrown by Mets pitchers, the latest by Steve Trachsel against the Angels on Sunday. Along with the Devil Rays, D'backs, Padres and Rockies, the Mets never have pitched a no-hitter.
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22 -- Home runs hit by Reds slugger Adam Dunn despite his .202 average. The record for lowest batting average by a player with at least 20 home runs belongs to Rob Deer, who hit 25 dingers while batting .179 in 1991.
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71 -- Consecutive errorless games by Royals third baseman Joe Randa, two more than the previous club record for third basemen, set by Bill Pecota in 1991. The AL record is 88 by Don Money.
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140 -- At-bats between Jeff Bagwell's 11th and 12th home runs. Bagwell ended the the longest drought of his career with a solo shot on Saturday.
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499 -- Consecutive games played by Miguel Tejada, the longest active streak in the majors. Tejada will become the 34th player to appear in 500 straight games and only the third since Cal Ripken began his iron man streak in 1982, joining Dale Murphy (740) and Joe Carter (507).
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6,980 -- Consecutive games with a least one hit by the Yankees before the Houston's historic six-pitcher no-hitter. Prior to Wednesday, the Yankees had not been no-hit since Baltimore's Hoyt Wilhelm did the honors Sept. 20, 1958.
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