By the numbers

17+

A record 17 years, 230 days passed since the last time Arizona’s Randy Johnson and Philadelphia’s Jamie Moyer started against each other. The last time the pair squared off was Sept. 21, 1989, when Moyer was with Texas and Johnson pitched for Seattle.

15

Number of times Houston’s Lance Berkman has hit a home run in Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati – the most by an opposing player.

4

Number of times in major league history that two Japanese pitchers have faced off as starters after Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka defeated Toronto’s Tomo Ohka. The last time it happened was June 19, 2002, when Ohka, then with Montreal, beat Kansas City’s Mac Suzuki.