NAMES AND NUMBERS

--Tiger taming: The once-powerful Detroit Tigers batted .209 on an 0-9 trip that ended Wednesday, putting the Toronto Blue Jays in control of the American League East. During the trip, Detroit’s club-record streak of 110 games without being shut out ended, and Tiger pitchers compiled an earned-run average of 9.29.

Said Kirk Gibson, who hit .087 over the streak: “You look at our pitching stats and they’re terrible. You look at our fielding stats and they’re terrible. You look at our hitting stats and they’re terrible. How much more is there to look at?”

Added Manager Sparky Anderson: “If I tried any more things, I’d have had the coaches playing.”

--Flawless: A 20-7 June put the Baltimore Orioles back in the American League East race. The bullpen went 8-0 with 14 saves in 17 appearances during the month. Gregg Olson, who has rebounded from the April inconsistency that temporarily cost him the closer role, was 11 for 11 in June save opportunities.

--Rebuilding: If that’s truly what the San Diego Padres are doing, it would help if they had some building blocks. Their triple-A farm club at Las Vegas finished last during the first half of the Pacific Coast League’s Southern Division race and is last again after a week of the second half.

In games against Calgary on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Las Vegas lost by scores of 23-12, 18-3 and 11-1. Pitcher Denis Boucher burned his cap, glove and spikes after the final game, and Manager Russ Nixon, when asked if there was anything more he might have done to lessen the onslaught, said, “I should have put a screen up in front of the pitchers.”

--Weak: The AL West, once again the worst, had a cumulative record of 129-153 against the East through Saturday. The West is an example of the inherent risk in a proposed playoff format that could give a second-place team with a sub-.500 record over a 162-game schedule a succession of short-series shots at the division, league and World Series titles.

--Hit parade: Dave Winfield, Kelly Gruber and Candy Maldonado are gone, but the Toronto lineup might be even more powerful with the development of John Olerud and Ed Sprague and the addition of Paul Molitor. The Blue Jays had a team average of .263 last year, averaging 4.8 runs a game. They had a league-leading average of .280 through Thursday and were averaging 5.4 runs.

And the lineup’s top five--Devon White, Roberto Alomar, Molitor, Joe Carter and Olerud--had a cumulative average of .324 with 60 home runs and 244 RBI. Said Carter: “This is the best offensive team I’ve been on. It’s almost as if I’m forgotten. I mean, I’ve got a guy (Molitor) hitting almost .330 ahead of me and a guy (Olerud) hitting .400 behind me. Who they going to pitch around?”