The Orioles broke their Sunday losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Angels.

The Baltimore Orioles had just ended a run of 15 straight losses in Sunday games, defeating Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels 5-2, and Trembley made it clear he was tired of talking about the quirky streak.

"No questions about Sunday. It's done, it's dead, put it to rest," the manager said.

Baltimore won its first Sunday game of the season, April 6 against Seattle, before being outscored by a combined 83-43 in compiling the longest skid on one day of the week since Arizona dropped 15 successive Saturday games in 2004.

One would think the Angels would never lose on Sunday...

They Twins extended the Royals losing streak to eleven tonight, 5-1. Only two doubles in the bottom of the ninth prevented the game from ending in a shutout. It's the sixth time during the streak that Kansas City was held to one run or less.

The Twins are now 18-9 against their central opponents, the best record in the division. They just don't do well playing the east and the west.

The Kansas City Royals took an 8-3 lead into the top of the ninth in a bid to end their nine-game losing streak. Greinke is relieved by Ramirez, and the Twins score five runs to tie the game. The big blow was a three run homer by Monroe off Peralta that brought the Twins score to eight. The Royals haven't lost yet as they bat in the bottom of the ninth, but they let an easy one get away.

The Cubs pitchers hold Lance Berkman hitless. He goes 0 for 4 to end his hitting streak at 17 and reduce his batting average to .389. Hunter Pence, with the second longest streak (16 games) also goes hitless. Without the two big guns delivering, the Cubs take the contest 7-2. They're now even with the Red Sox and the Diamondbacks with 28 wins, most in the majors.

Nate McLouth came up in the ninth inning Monday night with an 0 for 4 on the night. There were two on, two out, and the Pirates trailed by one run. With his twelve game hitting streak and the game on the line, McLouth homered to put the Pirates ahead 6-4, which held up for the final.

Even though he's hitting from the leadoff slot, Nate is playing more like a middle of the order slugger. He's doing a great job getting on base with a .439 OBA, but he's also hitting for power with eleven of his twenty three hits going for extra bases. He tied for fifth in runs scored with eleven, and his fourteen RBI tie him for second in the NL with his teammate, Xavier Nady. That's impressive, considering he's batting behind the pitcher.

The Pirates have a number of players with high OBAs so far this season. That would be a welcome change for this team if it lasts.

The top four hitting streaks right now belong to four young players. It's always good to see new blood being injected to the major leagues.

The Nationals defeat the Braves 5-4 to end their nine game losing streak, but it wasn't without drama. With two out in the ninth, Cordero gives up a walk, double and intentional walk to load the bases for McCann. He flied out to right to end the game and give Rauch the one-pitch, edge of your seat save.

Wily Mo Pena returned from the disabled list today, but went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.

Correction: Rauch, not Cordero got the save.

Devon Young sends this link to an article looking at the likelihood of Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak. One of the interesting conclusions was that Joe wasn't the most likely player to hit for such a streak.

Back when I was with ESPN I did some research along these lines showing that Joe wasn't even the most likely player to get the streak in 1941. The probability of a long streak is related to what I call hit average, hits divided by plate appearances. That's the actual probability of a player getting a hit. The research didn't see the light of day, but Joe was third or fourth in career hit average among active players in 1941.

I believe, at the time, I figured the probability of Joe's streak was about 1 in 10,000.

Via Deadspin, the Denver Post is looking for suggestions for a Rockies theme song. Instead of suggesting some existing tune, they should rewrite a classic. Here's what I'd use as the chorus (sung to the tune of I Love Rock and Roll):

I love the Rockies roll. Put another win in the standings baby. I love the Rockies roll. Go ahead and sweep the Snakes for me.

What's impressed me about this comeback is that the Rockies really have had to win every game. The DBacks are 6-4 during this streak, demonstrating just how tough it is go come back from a big deficit if the leader plays .500 or better.

No player currently holds a long hit streak, but the ones who have hit in five games or more and hitting extremely well. Carlos Pena, Hideki Matsui, Ryan Garko and Miguel Cabrera stand out for their power. Only Chris Coste, with a .318 BA, OBA and SPct. stands out with a less than impressive streak.

Miguel Batista out-pitched his old teammate Roy Halladay last night as the Mariners won their seventh game in a row, 8-3 over the Blue Jays. Neither pitched all that well, Halladay allowing ten hits and Batista giving up five walks. But Miguel left with a 3-1 lead, and the Toronto bullpen blew up for five runs.

Seattle has outscored their opponents 44-21 during the seven game stretch. The starting pitching has done a good job, despite few strikeouts and plenty of hits allowed. The bullpen, however, performed very well, allowing just a .178 BA with a .303 OBA and a .233 slugging pecentage. On top of that, the staff as a whole kept opponents to a .185 batting average with runners in scoring position.

On the offensive side, Richie Sexson doesn't have the highest OBA or Slugging Percentage in the streak, but he's been responsible for the most runs in the streak. Richie's had a bad year; if the Mariners have come this far without him, having him back to bopping is a very good sign for the team.

Miguel Tejada consecutive game streak may end tonight:

Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada extended his consecutive games streak, to 1,152 yesterday, but that's where it is probably going to end.

Tests were taken on Tejada's left wrist late Wednesday night, and the results received last night confirmed that the four-time All-Star has a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist, an injury that could send him to the disabled list.

Orioles vice president Jim Duquette said last night that Tejada will be re-evaluated today before the start of a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Duquette said that Tejada, who was drilled by a Doug Brocail fastball in the eighth inning Wednesday night, feels that he could play through the injury.

The trade off for Tejada and the Orioles is that if Miguel plays through the injury, he risks making it even worse and requiring surgery. If he stop playing it heals fairly quickly. He made a cameo yesterday, but they probably can't do that for two weeks:

Tejada's cameo yesterday didn't seem to bother his teammates or the Padres, as long as it didn't become a regular occurrence.

"If it's a day or two, that's fine," Payton said. "It's not something you want to do for a week, obviously. But it's a streak he takes pride in. You just don't want it to be in a spot where you end up jeopardizing your chance to win. And today that didn't affect us at all."

He's already put up an impressive streak. It just goes to show how much luck helped Ripken and Gehrig to 2000. It's also amazing to me that three shortstops are in the top five for longest streaks. Given all the collisions at second base on double plays and caught stealings, those three streaks are even more impressive.

As for the DL, Tejada should take the time off. He's the best offensive player on a very poor offensive team. The Orioles can't afford to lose him long term.

Hat tip, Jason McAdams.

Casey Blake extends his hitting streak to twenty six games with an opposite field single in the first. He's 33 for 101 in the streak, a .327 average. He's not exactly on fire, with only five multi-hit games in the streak. But his OBA is over .400 and with seven homers his slugging percentage is well over .600.

Chipper Jones leads off the second with a single, his 2000th hit. He's the third Brave to reach 2000 hits for the franchise.

The New York Mets defeated Arizona last night, the thirteenth straight win for the Mets at Chase/Bankone:

If the Mets win again today, they would inch closer to some impeccable company. According to a Mets spokesman, the major league record for consecutive victories by a road team at one ballpark is 19.

That, according to the spokesman, was the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Cincinnati Reds, who put together the impressive streak from 1947 to 1949. If the Mets beat the Diamondbacks today, they would have to wait until 2009 to have a chance to eclipse the Dodgers' mark.

Back in the 1940s, every team played the other eleven games in each other's parks. That's what makes this streak so unusual. These teams saw big personnel changes in the last four years, yet the Mets keep winning. Pelfrey's on the mound for the Mets tonight, so Arizona might have a chance.