Notables

With his 465th homer, Gary Sheffield of the Tigers tied Dave Winfield for 29th on the career list and also matched Sam Crawford for 44th on the all-time RBI list (1,525).

Ichiro Suzuki's hitting streak is at 21 games, three shy of Joey Cora's Mariners record.

Chipper Jones missed his fifth straight game for the Braves with a sore right hand and the team is considering placing him on the disabled list.

Kyle Lohse avoided becoming the first Red since Fred Norman in 1977 to lose seven consecutive starts.

White Sox starter Jose Contreras has allowed 21 of his 34 runs in the first two innings.

The Twins' Johan Santana has pitched at least five innings in 102 straight starts.