Wrapping up the final series of the first half, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis homered in his fourth consecutive game as the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 7-4. The homer, a two-run shot in the third inning against Josh Johnson, was his 37th of the season, tying Reggie Jackson’s American League record for first-half home runs. In the interest of fairness (first halves vary in length based on scheduling), D.J. Short astutely pointed out on Twitter that Davis entered a tie with Hank Greenberg and Luis Gonzalez for home runs through 95 games.
For those keeping score at home, Davis is now more than halfway to Barry Bonds’ single-season home run record of 73 and 24 home runs away from tying Roger Maris at 61 home runs, which some — including Davis himself — consider to be the legitimate single-season record.
