First number, last word

By Tom Singer

May 19, 2013

3: Wins by A.J. Burnett in 10 starts this season. He has not opened a season with three wins through his first 11 starts since 2006, his first with the Toronto Blue Jays.

"The barometric pressure? I don't know … but the park does seem to be playing bigger now. At night, the ball has not carried as well as it did last year." -- Hurdle on offense downtrending early this season in PNC Park, and whether the uncommonly chilly weather has had anything to do with it

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.