By the numbers

4

Hits for Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano in Chicago’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is the first Cubs pitcher since Lew Burdette in 1964 to have a four-hit game.

13

Franchise-record win total the Tampa Bay Rays have tallied in May.

2,583

Games played at shortstop in the career of the San Francisco Giants’ Omar Vizquel, one behind career leader Luis Aparicio.

164

Career starts for Detroit’s Dontrelle Willis before making his first relief effort in the Tigers’ loss to the Minnesota Twins.

7

Consecutive losses for the Cleveland Indians after falling to the Texas Rangers. The slump is the longest for the franchise since a nine-game drought in 2004.