By the numbers

300

Stolen bases for Tampa Bay outfielder Carl Crawford, who stole second in a 7-4 loss to Kansas City to become the ninth player since 1900 to reach 300 steals before the age of 27, joining the likes of Ricky Henderson, Ty Cobb, Tim Raines and Vince Coleman.

35

Major-league leading saves for Los Angeles Angels closer Fransisco Rodriguez, who pitched the ninth in a 9-6 win over Texas for the most before the All-Star break. Atlanta’s John Smoltz had 34 before the break in 2003.

19

Times out of 20 starts Minnesota pitcher Scott Baker has held an opponent to three runs or less. He gave up gave up 5 hits, walked 2 and struck out 7 in 7 innings in a 1-0 loss to Boston.