short hops
OUT LOUD
"As far as me being the obstruction for him doing it again, I hope he does do it again. That would be awesome."
— Orioles first baseman Chris Davis, whose AL home-run lead could nix a second Triple Crown for Miguel Cabrera.
GAME OF NUMBERS
14-2
Record against the Dodgers for Red Sox righthander Jake Peavy.
52
Game-time temperature differential from the May 2 snowed-out Rays-Royals game in Kansas City (41 degrees) to Monday afternoon's makeup game (93 degrees) at Kauffman Stadium.
Ex-twin watch
Pat Neshek
Pitcher, Oakland
The righthanded reliever and Twin Cities native, who pitched for the Twins from 2006-10, was designated for assignment Monday. He was 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA in 41 games, covering 37⅔ innings, in his second season with the Athletics.
