Short hops

Short hops Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field is the only park in the majors where a home run has been hit in every game this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, before last night, the last time the Braves pitched a shutout and allowed 10 hits but none for extra bases was in 1973 when Carl Morton had a 10-hit complete game. The Cubs' Derek Lee extended his career-high hitting streak to 20 games. The attendance at the Red Sox-Nationals game yesterday was 41,517, the largest for 14-month-old Nationals Park, which usually has more empty seats than filled ones. Boston's three-game visit is expected to be the only series that sells out this year.