First number, last word

By Tom Singer and Steven Petrella

July 30, 2013

10: Career high of assists in a season for center fielder Andrew McCutchen, who picked up his ninth of this season in the first inning of Tuesday's first game.

"I actually caught, but I was more a retriever than a receiver. He was better at catching than I was." -- Hurdle, explaining why he has bench coach Jeff Banister mentor the club's catchers on the intricacies of the position

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. Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com.