By the numbers

.353

Batting average for Detroit right fielder Magglio Ordonez, who is leading the majors. He went 2 for 4 against Cleveland Thursday and is hitting .383 in August.

9

Players with 50 or more RBIs for the Seattle Mariners to break a club record set four previous times (1987, 1997, 2001-02).

37

Come-from-behind wins for Seattle, a major league high. The Mariners came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Texas 9-4.

11

Consecutive games in which the Dodgers’ Juan Pierre has had a hit. He’s batting .417 in that span.