First number, last word

By Tom Singer

August 5, 2013

.313: Tabata's lifetime average in the month of August, the most productive month for the career .271 hitter.

"They've been awesome. They've been packing this place. They know what kind of team we have and what's at stake. The 'A.J.' chants while I'm on the mound ... they give you goosebumps." --Burnett, taking to PNC Park fans as much as they have taken to him

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.