Aaron Harang of the Dodgers struck out the first nine batters he faced Friday night against the Padres, one short of Tom Seaver's record of 10 in 1972.

Brian Wilson of the Giants apparently will need surgery and possibly miss the remainder of the season.

Friday night the Nationals' Jayson Werth did something in a major league game, which had never previosly been done in my life: he had a game-ending RBI hit in the 13th inning on Friday, the 13th. The last time that happened was in 1963 when Willie Stargell blasted a triple to beat the Giants, 5-4.

That must have been Stargell's rookie year because I remember him well throughout the 70s. I believe he had more homers in the 70s than any other player.