Baseball notables

September 21, 2011

■Atlanta’s Michael Bourn stole his 56th base, most in the majors.

■Washington second baseman Danny Espinosa has a nine-game hitting streak.

■Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard missed both games. He has bursitis in his left foot.

■The Phillies used a lineup featuring only two regulars - Shane Victorino in center and Hunter Pence in right - in the first game.

■The Indians are playing nine games in seven days on their final homestand of the season. Cleveland will play another day-night doubleheader against Minnesota Saturday.

■Padres first baseman Kyle Blanks left in the first inning against the Rockies with a mild right quadriceps strain.

Starlin Castro has reached base in 33 straight games, the longest such streak by a Cubs shortstop since Woody English in 1929.

■Cardinals’ Albert Pujols went 4 for 5 to push his batting average to a season-high .304.

Eric Hosmer’s five-hit game was the first by a Royal since Billy Butler on July 27, 2009.

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