numbers by the numbers

Here are a few baseball numbers that jump out at me.

- 1 = Josh Hamilton home runs in the month of June. On May 12, Hamilton had 18 dingers and there were articles written guaranteeing he would hit 75 by season's end. Whether it is a slump or injuries, he will be hard pressed to get 50 now.

- 12-13 = Mets record over their last 25 games, a stretch against the Phillies, Cardinals, Nationals, Yankees, Rays, Reds, and Orioles. That is tremendous! They made it through and they now sit at 5 games over .500.

- 43 2/3 = Consecutive innings thrown by R.A. Dickey without allowing an earned run, the longest since Orel Hershiser's record 59 in 1988. The streak ended yesterday.

And now, a bunch of stats for those Bronx Bombers.

- .219 = Yankees hitting with runners in scoring position, lowest total in the American League by a wide margin (Mariners at .239). By comparison, the Rangers are at .293 in that situation. Here are the main culprits:

Robinson Cano .154, Alex Rodriguez .209, Curtis Granderson .217, Mark Teixeira .221, Russell Martin .163, Eric Chavez .045.

- 112 = Yankees home runs, most in majors. A lot of people will point to the stadium they play their home games in and shrug off that stat. How about this next stat:

- 54 = Yankees home runs on the road, most in majors. And they've played fewer road games than the next five teams on the list.

- 52% = Yankee runs that have come via the home run, most in majors by far. That's why they are winning despite the earlier numbers.

- 6 = doubles by Alex Rodriguez. For the highest paid player in the sport I expect a little more power.

- 7.80 = C.C. Sabathia's ERA in first innings. The rest of the game his ERA is 2.73.