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0 -- Base hits by Arizona's Luis Gonzalez in five at-bats against San Diego on Friday, making it his first 0-for-5 game of the season. |
Wade Miller licks his chops when he sees the Brewers.
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0-13 -- The Orioles' all-time record at Safeco Field, including a sweep at the hands of the Mariners this weekend. |
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.491 -- Ichiro Suzuki's major league-leading batting average (28-for-57) with men in scoring position and two outs. The next-highest average is .419 (Jason Tyner, 15-for-36). |
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2 -- Times that Padres third baseman Phil Nevin has made the last out in a no-hitter this season. |
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3 -- AL second basemen in history who have hit at least 16 home runs in their rookie seasons, all Yankees -- Tommie Lazzeri (17, 1926), Joe Gordon (24, 1938) and Alfonso Soriano (16, 2001). |
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4 -- Career home runs hit by Rey Ordonez heading into 2001. The light-hitting Mets shortstop has three so far this season. |
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6 -- Appearances needed by Rockies reliever Mike Myers to reach 70 games for a record sixth consecutive season. Baltimore's Buddy Groom also can accomplish the feat with 12 more games. |
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9 -- Major league teams without a 100-win season -- Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Milwaukee, Montreal and San Diego. Seattle broke the 100-victory barrier for the first time this year. |
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13 -- Times the Yankees have won a pennant (league or division) by a double-digit margin. They are 13 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox in the AL East. |
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16 -- Rookies who have thrown a no-hitter since 1900, including Cardinals left-hander Bud Smith, who no-hit the Padres on Sept. 3. |
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18 -- Victories by Oakland's Mark Mulder, who needs two more to join Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman as the only A's left-handers to win 20 games in a season. |
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22 -- Career victories by Houston's Wade Miller, including seven against Milwaukee. Miller is 5-0 with a 1.13 ERA against the Brewers this season. He is the first pitcher in the majors to go 5-0 against a team since Orel Hershiser did it against Atlanta in 1989. |
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33 -- Intentional walks received by Sammy Sosa this season, the most by a right-handed hitter in history. Sosa needs 12 intentional passes to tie Willie McCovey for the major league record. |
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42 -- Percentage of the Astros' 84 victories (35) accounted for by pitchers under the age of 25 -- Miller (16), Roy Oswalt (14), Tim Redding (3), Carlos Hernandez (1) and Tony McKnight (1). |
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94 -- Extra-base hits by Barry Bonds this season, 13 shy of Chuck Klein's NL record set in 1930. The major league mark is 119 (Babe Ruth, 1921). |
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1968 -- The last time a player led the NL in triples and stolen bases (Lou Brock with 14 triples and 62 steals). Jimmy Rollins leads the senior circuit with 11 triples and 43 steals. |
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14,167 -- Total attendance at Montreal for a three-game series against Atlanta last week, an average of 4,722 fans per game. |
