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--1B/DH Aubrey Huff has already set a career high with 108 RBIs this season. Entering the final three games of the season, he needs two home runs to match his career high for a single season. Huff, who is batting .306, is poised for his third career .300 season.
--RF Nick Markakis enters the season's final series with a .303 average, hoping to finish with a .300 mark for the second straight season. He and 1B/DH Aubrey Huff each need two doubles to join Brian Roberts with 50 for the season.
--RHP Jeremy Guthrie has already set a career high with 19 quality starts. With another in his final outing of the season, set for Sunday, he would join Erik Bedard (21 in 2007 and 20 in '06) as the lone Orioles starters in the past three years to reach 20 or more quality starts.
BY THE NUMBERS: 0 -- Pitchers from the Orioles' Opening Day rotation who remained in the rotation as the club returned to Baltimore for its final homestand of the season.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I love the city. I love the park. The fans are great. I bought a house there, and I feel comfortable there. We'll see where it takes us." -- OF Nick Markakis, to The Sun, in regards to impending long-term contract negotiations with the Orioles.
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