Thursday MLB Recap
- Tigers 1B Prince Fielder extended his hit streak to 14 games
- Mets SP R.A. Dickey extended the longest shutout string of his career to 24.2 innings
- Mets closer Frank Francisco picked up his 15th save in 18 chances
- The last-place Phillies have dropped a season-high six games, and are also 12-19 at Citizens Bank Park, which is the worst home record in the NL
- Oakland has scored 33 runs in the past six games, after collecting 32 in the previous 16 contests
- Texas has lost seven of nine games, being held to two runs or fewer five times in June
- The Giants have won nine of their last 11 games
- San Diego was 2 for 15 with RISP, finishing the series 5 for 36 in that situation
- At least one home run has been hit at the Great American Ball Park in the last 53 games
- Pittsburgh is 16-10 in one-run games
- Atlanta's four home runs were a season high
- Cardinals OF Carlos Beltran connected on his NL-leading 16th home run
- The White Sox avoided a sweep and have gone 15-4 in their last 19 games
- White Sox 1B Paul Konerko returned to the lineup after missing three games with a wrist injury, as he leads the AL with a .371 average