The Royals’ 26 runs in their 26-5 rout of the Tigers puts them in the top six of the all-time AL offensive outputs since 1900:
Bright lights, big city
Forgive Florida pitcher Logan Kensing on Friday. In his major-league debut, the 22-year-old Texan comes straight from Class A. The rookie’s goal? “Don’t fall down and make yourself look stupid,” Kensing said.
Swingin’ singles
Still chasing the major-league record for hits in a season, Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki broke his own American League record for singles in a season Thursday night against Boston. He had 192 singles as a rookie in 2001.
Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
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NL / GB
San Francisco –
Houston –
CUBS 0.5
Florida 2
San Diego 2.5
AL / GB
Boston –
Anaheim 5
Texas 9
SOX 13
Cleveland 15.5
