Joe Mauer went 0 for 4 in an 8-7 loss to the White Sox Saturday. That drops his batting average to .381,and brings his odds of hitting .400 to the longest of the year. For the first time, his odds, based on a 162 game season, are worse that 1 in 1000. Based on a 140 game season, they are about 1 in 3250. It looks like Joe won’t challenge Ted Williams this season.

Mauer and Ichiro Suzuki are still batting for the batting title, however, with Ichiro posting a 1 for 4 night as the Mariner down the Rangers 4-1. He’s batting .361, twenty points behind Joe.