Mauer leads the majors in hits since mid-August
Joe Mauer, who went 3 for 4 in the Twins’ 12–1 rout of the Tigers in Detroit yesterday, has hit .401 with a major-league-high total of 55 hits since August 17, raising his season batting average to .311 from .276. Mauer has recorded at least one hit in 31 of the 35 games he’s played over this stretch.