Elias Says ...
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports.
Updated: May 2, 2006, 9:27 AM ET
By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc. | Special to ESPN Insider
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
MLB
• The White Sox improved to 18-7 with their win Monday. Since 1940, only one other defending champion won at least 18 of its first 25 games: the 1990 A's started 19-6 en route to their third consecutive World Series appearance.
• The Royals fell to 0-10 on road this season after their loss in Detroit on Monday. In the past 70 years, only four other major-league teams have lost their first 10 road games of a season: the 2003 Tigers (10), 1988 Orioles (13), 1969 Astros (13) and 1960 Cardinals (12).
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