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0 -- Games played by the Devil Rays against the AL East division rival Yankees this season. Yet, Tampa Bay already has played three games against the NL's Mets. |
At 8-0, Aaron Sele has nearly half as many wins as the Devil Rays. Otto Greule Jr./Allsport
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.459 -- Vladimir Guerrero's average in June (17-for-37). The Expos' superstar already has raised his average 28 points this month.
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2 -- Teams that have not lost an extra-inning game this season -- Baltimore (4-0) and San Diego (3-0). Every team has at least one extra-inning victory. |
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5 -- Blown saves by Tigers closer Todd Jones this season in 15 attempts. Jones converted 42 of 46 save opportunities last season. |
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9 -- Teams with a sub-4.00 ERA this season -- the Red Sox, Mariners, Cubs, Braves, Angels, Diamondbacks, Yankees, Dodgers and Brewers. Last season, Atlanta led the majors with a 4.06 team ERA. |
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10 -- Walks by Marlins pitcher A.J. Burnett in his five starts since his nine-walk no-hitter May 12. |
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10.5 -- Percentage of at-bats (26-of-248) in which Mets first baseman Todd Zeile has swung at the first pitch, lowest in the majors. |
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11-10 -- The White Sox's record against the Cubs since interleague play started. The Southsiders won the first Windy City series of the season 2-1. |
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14 -- Players with more than 50 RBIs. Five players already have reached 20 HRs (Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez, Todd Helton, Manny Ramirez and J.D. Drew). |
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15 -- Times Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez has been intentionally walked this season, including an AL-record tying four by the Tigers on Tuesday. |
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21 -- Pinch-hit grand slams in Yankees history, the latest by catcher Jorge Posada on Wednesday. It was the fifth pinch-hit grand slam in the majors this season. |
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22 -- Wins by the Mariners' top three starters (Aaron Sele, Freddy Garcia and Jamie Moyer), more than the Rangers, Pirates and Devil Rays. |
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27 -- Years since a Giants shortstop was in the All-Star Game. Rich Aurilia, who leads the NL All-Star balloting at shortstop, is hoping to become San Francisco's first since Chris Speier in 1974. |
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38-7 -- Record by the Mariners when a right-handed pitcher starts. |
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45.3 -- Percentage of games played by the Dodgers that have been decided by one run. Los Angeles is 15-14 in one-run games. |
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47 -- Extra-base hits allowed by Rangers pitcher Rick Helling, most in the majors. Helling has allowed 115 hits total this season. |
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52 -- Games the 1998 Marlins finished out of first place, the most since division play started in 1969. The Rangers are already 27 games in back of the Mariners. |
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211 -- Strikeouts by the Cubs' bullpen in 117 innings pitched. The entire White Sox pitching staff has 327 K's in 528 innings. |
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233 -- At-bats by Royals shortstop Rey Sanchez, the most of any player without a home run this season. |
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372 -- Career homerless at-bats by Mike Hampton entering this season. Hampton has all five of his career home runs this season. |
