Toronto has without a doubt the best catching in the major leagues with the duo of Benjie Molina and Greg Zaun. They have 9 homeruns and 27 RBIs in the first 4o games and Zaun has been on fire with 16 hits in 16 games, including 5 round trippers and 15 RBIs.
CF Vernon Wells was charged with his third error of the season Tuesday when he bounced a throw to second base in the opening inning after a single by Julio Lugo. Last season, he was perfect in the field with zero errors in 363 total chances.
Halladay, 6-1 in nine starts, has not lost since Tampa beat him back on April 9. Since that time, he’s gone 5-0 with two no-decisions and in each of those wins he’s allowed no more than one run and a total of four.
Texas SS Michael Young’s two-out, run-scoring single in the seventh inning Monday pushed his season average to .500 (11-for-22) with two outs and runners in scoring position. Since the start of the 2005 season, he leads the majors with a .463 average (38-for-82) in those situations.
First basemen Phil Nevin has gone 20 games without a homerun and for his effort has received $1.3 million which is 1/8 of his $10.4 million salary...