...Munenori Kawasaki extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games on Tuesday.  He has kept the streak alive with 2 hits so far on Wednesday.  Hiroki Kokubo extended his streak to 10 games on Tuesday.  Like Kawasaki, he too has 2 hits so far on Wednesday.

...Nobuhiko Matsunaka recorded just his second 2-hit game of the year on Tuesday.

...Tadashi Settsu has appeared in 11 of the Hawks' 19 games so far this season (through Tuesday).