■ The Tigers, who rank fourth in the AL in attendance despite the Motor City’s poor economy, drew 40,533 for their first sellout since July 25.
■ Brewers pitcher Chris Smith was struck in the face by Eric Young’s one-hop comebacker in the eighth and had to leave the game.
■ Brewers right fielder Corey Hart’s season is over after tests revealed possible compression fractures in the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand, which he jammed Tuesday night.
■ The Cardinals’ Tony LaRussa snapped a tie with Hall of Fame manager John McGraw for second place in games managed. La Russa has 4,770, behind Connie Mack’s 7,755.
■ The Cardinals have 11 shutout wins this season; the Reds were blanked for the sixth time.
■ The Angels moved up the start of yesterday’s game to 3 p.m. so they could hold a postgame rally for fans inside Angel Stadium. However, the crowd of 38,552 gave the Angels a season attendance of 3,240,386, their lowest since 2003.
