Baseball Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous baseball thoughts and observations:

- Old friend Shea Hillenbrand is among the AL leaders in batting with his .362 average. Hillendrand has been especially hot against lefties - hitting an even .500 with both his HR coming against Southpaws. Hillenbrand even has a walk.

- Maybe the most impressive thing about Brian Roberts hot start for the Orioles is the fact that he leads the majors in total bases by 12 over the closest player in the AL and 10 over the closest player in the NL

- Randy Winn has tried to steal a base three times this year and has been caught each time. Maybe Randy should give base stealing a rest.

- Mark Bellhorn continues to lead the majors in strikeouts. His strikeouts were tolerated last year because he was among the league leaders in OBP but this year his OBP is just .325. It may not be long before the fans start calling for Ramon Vazquez to be given a shot at second. If Bellhorn hits a HR soon it could lessen fan dissatisfaction.

- Carlos Beltran needs just one more hit for 1,000 in his career.

- Surprising - the Blue Jays and Dodgers are tied for the lead in runs scored with 67 apiece.