If R.A. Dickey keeps this up, the Mets may not have to trade for another starting pitcher. (Well, they still probably should, but anyway...) Mr. Dickey is 35, throws a knuckleball and continues to befuddle opposing hitters. He is 6-0 with a 2.33 earned-run average after tossing eight shutout innings Wednesday night in the Mets' 5-0 win over the Tigers. The red-hot Jose Reyes also singled, tripled and homered for the Mets (41-30), who have won 14 of their last 17 games.

—Mike Sielski