First number, last word

By Tom Singer

May 20, 2014

15: Home runs for Neil Walker in his last 200 at-bats, going back to last season, or one every 13.3 at-bats; 2013 co-National League leaders Pedro Alvarez and Paul Goldschmidt averaged a homer every 15.5 and 16.7 at-bats, respectively.

"Surprised that my character in the video game actually makes some decent throws to the bases." -- Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez, who has coped with some real-life problems throwing a baseball, via Twitter on his MLB The Show 14 alter ego.

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.