"When quizzed by reporters Tuesday night about the 2-for-24 slump he had fallen into since the All-Star break, Adrian Gonzalez predicted they would be back in a week asking him about getting three hits in a game.

He was wrong. It was four hits, and it was the next day.

To his credit, Gonzalez managed not to smirk too much after going 4 for 5 in yesterday's 4-0 victory over the Orioles."