It's a fact

Travis Hafner of the Rangers became the fifth native of North Dakota to homer in a major-league game.

Milestone

Mark Bellhorn broke the Cubs record for homers by a switch-hitter, set by Augie Galan in 1930, with his 18th.

The number

1987: Last time a player got his first 1,000 hits with the Pirates (Johnny Ray) before Jason Kendall did it Friday.