By the numbers

300
Home runs in the career of St. Louis’ Albert Pujols. Pujols reached the mark at 28 years, 170 days, beating Hall of Famer Mel Ott for the fifth-fastest effort by one day.
5,001
Total bases in the career of Cincinnati’s Ken Griffey Jr. after homering in the Reds’ win over the Nationals. He is the 18th player in history to reach the 5,000 mark.
53-32
Record of the Tampa Bay Rays, the best mark in baseball. Tampa Bay won for the ninth time in 10 games with an 11-2 victory over Kansas City and maintained a three-game lead in the A.L. East over second-place Boston.