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.500 -- Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca's batting average (14-for-28) since being moved to the leadoff spot six games ago. |
Barry Bonds has kissed many a baseball goodbye lately.
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1 -- Teams that have not been shut out this season -- the Texas Rangers. |
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1-0 -- The score in each of Greg Maddux's past two victories, on May 2 and May 25. The Braves have scored one run in five of his 10 starts this season. |
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2 -- Times the Reds were shut out last week after scoring in an NL-record 208 consecutive games. |
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3 -- Teams that have a losing record at home but a winning mark on the road -- the Reds, Astros and Pirates. |
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5 -- Times since 1972 that both starting pitchers in a game had at least 12 strikeouts, including Thursday's New York-Boston game in which Mike Mussina and Pedro Martinez each struck out 12. |
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6 -- Times the Braves have failed to post their first three-game winning streak of the season. Atlanta had a chance Sunday but lost 6-3 to the Pirates. |
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8-13 -- The Marlins' record in one-run games this season, worst in the majors. Florida led the major leagues last season with a 32-20 mark in one-run games. |
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9 -- Times a team has tossed back-to-back one-hitters since 1900. The Cubs accomplished the feat when Jon Lieber limited the Reds to one hit Thursday and Kerry Wood followed with a one-hitter of the Brewers on Friday. |
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12 -- Home runs hit by Barry Bonds during a 15-game hitting streak that ended Monday. Bonds batted .440 (22-for-50) with 20 RBIs. |
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13 -- Stolen bases by the Red Sox and Cubs this season. Seven players have more -- Luis Castillo (17), Chuck Knoblauch (17), Alfonso Soriano (15), Ichiro Suzuki (15), Roger Cedeno (14) and Jimmy Rollins (14). |
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14 -- Stolen bases by the Tigers in their past 15 attempts since May 12, with Roger Cedeno nabbing six. |
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23-1 -- The Padres' record when leading after eight innings this year. The only loss came Sunday when the Diamondbacks scored four runs in the ninth off Trevor Hoffman for a 6-4 victory. |
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35 -- Consecutive games in which Tampa Bay's Ben Grieve has reached base. |
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58 -- Upper-deck home runs hit at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, most recently by Montreal's Vladimir Guerrero off Paul Byrd on Sunday. |
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1967 -- The last year the Cubs posted consecutive win/loss streaks of at least seven games apiece. The Cubs have won eight in a row after losing eight in a row. |
