SCOREBOARD
Major League Baseball Stats, Standings: 8/6
8/6/2013AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Boston 68 45 .602 — — 7-3 W-2 39-21 29-24
Tampa Bay 66 45 .595 1 — 7-3 W-2 37-21 29-24
Baltimore 61 51 .545 61/2 1 4-6 L-2 33-25 28-26
New York 57 53 .518 91/2 4 4-6 L-1 29-25 28-28
Toronto 51 60 .459 16 101/2 5-5 W-1 28-28 23-32
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Detroit 65 45 .591 — — 9-1 W-9 37-19 28-26
Cleveland 62 50 .554 4 — 8-2 L-1 37-20 25-30
Kansas City 57 52 .523 71/2 31/2 9-1 W-3 28-24 29-28
Minnesota 48 61 .440 161/2 121/2 5-5 L-1 26-27 22-34
Chicago 40 69 .367 241/2 201/2 0-10 L-10 22-28 18-41
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Oakland 64 47 .577 — — 5-5 L-1 35-20 29-27
Texas 62 50 .554 21/2 — 6-4 W-1 33-24 29-26
Seattle 52 59 .468 12 91/2 4-6 W-2 29-28 23-31
Los Angeles 51 59 .464 121/2 10 3-7 L-1 30-29 21-30
Houston 36 74 .327 271/2 25 2-8 L-4 18-37 18-37
Monday
Detroit 4, Cleveland 2
New York at Chicago, late
Boston at Houston, late
Kansas City 13, Minnesota 0
Texas at Los Angeles, late
Toronto at Seattle, late
Sunday
Detroit 3, Chicago 2
Cleveland 2, Miami 0
Boston 4, Arizona 0
Seattle 3, Baltimore 2
Tampa Bay 4, San Francisco 3
Minnesota 3, Houston 2
Toronto 6, Los Angeles 5
Texas 4, Oakland 0
Today
Detroit (Verlander 11-8) at Cleveland (Masterson 13-7), 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Albers 0-0) at Kansas City (Shields 6-7), 8:10 p.m.
New York (Kuroda 10-6) at Chicago (Sale 6-11), 8:10 p.m.
Boston (Wright 2-0) at Houston (Lyles 4-5), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Darvish 10-5) at Los Angeles (Richards 3-4), 10:05 p.m.
Toronto (Johnson 1-8) at Seattle (Hernandez 11-4), 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Atlanta 68 45 .602 — — 10-0 W-11 38-15 30-30
Washington 54 58 .482 131/2 7 5-5 L-2 31-26 23-32
Philadelphia 50 61 .450 17 101/2 1-9 L-5 27-26 23-35
New York 49 60 .450 17 101/2 4-6 L-2 22-32 27-28
Miami 43 67 .391 231/2 17 5-5 L-2 26-32 17-35
Central Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Pittsburgh 67 44 .604 — — 7-3 W-2 38-20 29-24
St. Louis 65 46 .586 2 — 3-7 L-1 32-18 33-28
Cincinnati 61 51 .545 61/2 — 3-7 L-1 33-20 28-31
Chicago 49 62 .441 18 111/2 3-7 L-4 23-33 26-29
Milwaukee 47 64 .423 20 131/2 5-5 W-1 27-31 20-33
West Division
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Los Angeles 62 49 .559 — — 9-1 W-5 31-25 31-24
Arizona 56 55 .505 6 41/2 4-6 L-2 30-24 26-31
San Diego 52 60 .464 101/2 9 7-3 W-1 31-25 21-35
Colorado 52 61 .460 11 91/2 3-7 L-2 31-26 21-35
San Francisco 49 61 .445 121/2 11 3-7 L-2 27-27 22-34
Monday
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2
Atlanta 3, Washington 2
Milwaukee at San Francisco, late
Sunday
Cleveland 2, Miami 0
Kansas City 6, New York 2
St. Louis 15, Cincinnati 2
Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 1
Milwaukee 8, Washington 5
Los Angeles 1, Chicago 0
San Diego 6, New York 3
Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 1
Today
Atlanta (Teheran 8-5) at Washington (Gonzalez 7-4), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago (Jackson 7-11) at Philadelphia (Kendrick 9-8), 7:05 p.m.
Miami (Alvarez 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9-3), 7:05 p.m.
Colorado (Chatwood 7-4) at New York (Mejia 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Oakland (Straily 6-5) at Cincinnati (Latos 10-3), 7:10 p.m.
Los Angeles (Kershaw 10-6) at St. Louis (Kelly 2-3), 8:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson 10-4) at Arizona (Miley 8-8), 9:40 p.m.
Baltimore (Norris 7-9) at San Diego (Volquez 8-8), 10:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Peralta 7-11) at San Francisco (Cain 7-6), 10:15 p.m.
AMERICAN
Royals 13, Twins 0
Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Dozier 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Mauer c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .321
Colabello rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .164
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Doumit dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243
Arcia lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Plouffe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Herrmann rf, c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Thomas cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228
Bernier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 7
Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Cain rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .261
Maxwell rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259
Hosmer 1b 5 2 3 5 0 0 .293
Butler dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 .278
Gordon lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .265
Tejada 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298
Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Moustakas 3b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .234
Kottaras c 4 2 1 0 1 2 .174
Escobar ss 4 2 2 2 0 1 .232
Dyson cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 .264
Totals 39 13 16 13 4 6
Minnesota 000?000?000 — 0 4 0
Kansas City 060?003?40x — 13 16 0
LOB—Minnesota 4, Kansas City 6. 2B—Doumit (23), Hosmer (21), Moustakas (17), Kottaras (4). HR—Hosmer (12) off Pressly. RBIs—Hosmer 5 (53), Butler 2 (57), Escobar 2 (37), Moustakas 2 (28), Cain (42), Maxwell (11).
Runners left in scoring position—Minnesota (Arcia). Kansas City (Gordon, Tejada, Kottaras).
Runners moved up—Butler, Dyson.
GIDP—Tejada.
DP—Minnesota (Bernier, Dozier, Morneau)
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Correia L, 7-8 2 7 6 6 3 2 51 4.84
Duensing 3 1 0 0 0 3 41 4.33
Pressly 11/3 7 7 7 1 1 47 4.17
Thielbar 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.63
Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Guthrie W, 12-7 9 4 0 0 1 7 106 3.96
Inherited runners-scored—Thielbar 1-0.
T—2:35. Att.—21,474.
AL LEADERS
BATTING — Cabrera, Detroit, .360; Trout, Los Angeles, .329; Mauer, Minnesota, .321; Hunter, Detroit, .316; Ortiz, Boston, .316; Beltre, Texas, .314; Loney, Tampa Bay, .310; Peralta, Detroit, .305; Kendrick, Los Angeles, .302; Ellsbury, Boston, .300
RUNS — Davis, Baltimore, 78; Cabrera, Detroit, 78; Trout, Los Angeles, 77; Jones, Baltimore, 75; Bautista, Toronto, 73; Encarnacion, Toronto, 69; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 69; Ellsbury, Boston, 67; Hunter, Detroit, 66; Machado, Baltimore, 65
RBI— Davis, Baltimore, 102; Cabrera, Detroit, 99; Encarnacion, Toronto, 88; Jones, Baltimore, 77; Fielder, Detroit, 76; Cruz, Texas, 76; Ortiz, Boston, 71; Cano, New York, 70; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 69; Bautista, Toronto, 68
DOUBLES — Machado, Baltimore, 40; Trout, Los Angeles, 32; Mauer, Minnesota, 32; Davis, Baltimore, 30; Peralta, Detroit, 29; Castro, Houston, 29; Santana, Cleveland, 28; Jones, Baltimore, 28; Ramirez, Chicago, 28; Napoli, Boston, 28
TRIPLES — Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Drew, Boston, 6; Jennings, Tampa Bay, 5; Gordon, Kansas City, 5; Gardner, New York, 5; Martin, Texas, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 4; McLouth, Baltimore, 4; Kendrick, Los Angeles, 4
HOME RUNS — Davis, Baltimore, 40; Cabrera, Detroit, 32; Encarnacion, Toronto, 29; Cruz, Texas, 27; Dunn, Chicago, 26; Bautista, Toronto, 25; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 25; Ibanez, Seattle, 24; Beltre, Texas, 23; Jones, Baltimore, 22
STOLEN BASES — Ellsbury, Boston, 40; Davis, Toronto, 34; Altuve, Houston, 28; McLouth, Baltimore, 25; Rios, Chicago, 25; Andrus, Texas, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, 23; Ramirez, Chicago, 23; Kipnis, Cleveland, 21; Martin, Texas, 20
PITCHING — Scherzer, Detroit, 16-1; Colon, Oakland, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-3; Moore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Masterson, Cleveland, 13-7; Guthrie, Kansas City, 11-7; Wilson, Los Angeles, 11-6; Hernandez, Seattle, 11-4; Verlander, Detroit, 11-8; Fister, Detroit, 10-5
SAVES — Johnson, Baltimore, 38; Rivera, New York, 35; Nathan, Texas, 32; Holland, Kansas City, 29; Balfour, Oakland, 29; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 27; Perkins, Minnesota, 27; Frieri, Los Angeles, 26; Reed, Chicago, 26; Wilhelmsen, Seattle, 24
NATIONAL
Braves 3, Nationals 2
Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Heyward rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J. Upton lf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .265
Freeman 1b 4 0 3 2 0 1 .311
McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .342
Janish 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .192
B. Upton cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .183
Simmons ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Minor sp 3 0 0 0 0 0 .136
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Avilan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Terdoslavich 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Walden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 9
Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Harper cf, lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267
Desmond ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .273
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .275
Ramos c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293
LaRoche 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .234
Rendon 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .265
Lombardozzi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Span cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Hairston rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .175
Strasburg sp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
b-Werth ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .316
Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Totals 30 2 9 2 3 5
Atlanta 001?010?010 — 3 8 0
Washington 100?001?000 — 2 9 1
E—LaRoche. LOB—Atlanta 6, Washington 7. 2B—Hairston 2 (4), LaRoche (14). HR—Upton (20) off Clippard. RBIs—Freeman 2 (75), J. Upton (57), LaRoche (49), Rendon (18). SB—J. Upton (7). SH—Span, Strasburg. SF—Rendon.
Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta (Johnson, Terdoslavich). Washington (Desmond, Tracy, Strasburg).
GIDP—Lombardozzi 2, McCann.
DP—Washington (Clippard, Desmond, LaRoche) .Atlanta (Simmons, Uggla, Freeman), (Uggla, Simmons, Freeman)
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Minor 6 8 2 2 3 3 98 2.76
Carpenter W, 3-0 12/3 0 0 0 0 2 23 1.90
Avilan H, 19 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.18
Walden S, 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 2.37
Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Strasburg 7 5 2 2 1 9 112 3.01
Clippard L, 6-2 1 2 1 1 0 0 19 1.99
Mattheus 1 1 0 0 1 0 19 5.23
Minor pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Inherited runners-scored—Carpenter 1-0.
WP—Walden. PB—Ramos.
T—2:55. Att.—33,002.
Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Gonzalez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .297
Puig rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .373
Ethier cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269
A. Ellis c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .256
Uribe 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256
Punto ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .247
Greinke sp 2 0 1 1 0 1 .405
Belisario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 6
St. Louis AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Carpenter 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .305
Beltran rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .302
Craig 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .321
Holliday lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Freese 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273
a-Kozma pr, ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Jay cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .260
Cruz c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234
Descalso ss, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264
Wainwright sp 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140
b-Chambers ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maness p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 5
. c-grounded out for Maness in 9th.
Los Angeles 000?200?100 — 3 7 1
St. Louis 100?000?100 — 2 8 0
E—Puig. LOB—St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 4. 2B—Carpenter (34), Freese (20), Beltran (19), Puig (12), Punto (10). RBIs—Craig (86), Beltran (59), Ethier (37), A. Ellis (35), Greinke (3). SH—Greinke, Beltran, Wainwright.
Runners left in scoring position—Los Angeles (M. Ellis). St. Louis (Freese, Carpenter, Holliday).
Runners moved up—Craig, Crawford, Holliday.
GIDP—M. Ellis, Uribe, Cruz.
DP—St. Louis (Freese, Carpenter, Craig), (Descalso, Carpenter, Craig) .Los Angeles (Punto, Ellis, Gonzalez)
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Greinke W, 9-3 61/3 8 2 2 1 4 105 3.40
Belisario H, 13 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.40
Rodriguez S, 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 2.25
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wainwright L, 13-7 7 7 3 3 2 5 105 2.66
Siegrist 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 18 1.00
Maness 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.58
Belisario pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Inherited runners-scored—Belisario 2-1, Rodriguez 1-0.
HBP—by Greinke (Craig); by Belisario (Freese).
T—3:06. Att.—42,464.
SUNDAY
Braves 4, Phillies 1
Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Heyward rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .235
J. Upton lf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .260
Freeman 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .307
McCann c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .346
Janish 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .193
B. Upton cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .182
Simmons ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Wood sp 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Downs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Terdoslavich 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 9 5 3 12
Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
M. Young 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273
Utley 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Ruf lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299
D. Young rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .263
Frandsen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Mayberry cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Ruiz c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .257
Lee sp 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
b-McDonald ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .093
Valdes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
c-Asche ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
d-Kratz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 6
Atlanta 200?200?000 — 4 9 1
Philadelphia 001?000?000 — 1 4 0
E—Johnson. LOB—Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 5. 2B—J. Upton (19), B. Upton (11), Ruiz (6). RBIs—Johnson 2 (42), J. Upton (56), M. Young (35), Heyward (31), B. Upton (20). CS—Heyward (4). SH—Lee, Wood.
Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta (J. Upton, Freeman). Philadelphia (Ruf, Frandsen).
Runners moved up—M. Young, Rollins.
GIDP—Mayberry.
DP—Atlanta (Simmons, Uggla, Freeman)
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wood W, 2-2 6 2 1 1 2 3 95 3.20
Ayala H, 2 11/3 0 0 0 1 1 22 2.40
Downs H, 19 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 9 0.00
Kimbrel S, 34 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 1.25
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Lee L, 10-5 5 8 4 3 2 8 95 3.13
Valdes 3 0 0 0 1 2 41 7.84
Papelbon 1 1 0 0 0 2 18 2.47
PB—Ruiz. HBP—by Valdes (Heyward).
T—3:12. Att.—37,235.
NL LEADERS
BATTING — Johnson, Atlanta, .342; Molina, St. Louis, .330; Cuddyer, Colorado, .330; Craig, St. Louis, .321; Votto, Cincinnati, .321; Segura, Milwaukee, .313; Freeman, Atlanta, .311; Posey, San Francisco, .310; Scutaro, San Francisco, .310; Wright, New York, .309
RUNS — Carpenter, St. Louis, 82; Votto, Cincinnati, 76; Holliday, St. Louis, 73; Choo, Cincinnati, 73; Upton, Atlanta, 72; Gonzalez, Colorado, 72; Marte, Pittsburgh, 72; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 71; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 69; Bruce, Cincinnati, 64
RBI— Goldschmidt, Arizona, 89; Craig, St. Louis, 86; Phillips, Cincinnati, 83; Freeman, Atlanta, 75; Bruce, Cincinnati, 74; Alvarez, Pittsburgh, 71; Gonzalez, Colorado, 70; Brown, Philadelphia, 69; Gonzalez, Los Angeles, 66; Cuddyer, Colorado, 63
DOUBLES — Carpenter, St. Louis, 34; Bruce, Cincinnati, 31; Rizzo, Chicago, 31; Molina, St. Louis, 30; Posey, San Francisco, 30; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 30; Desmond, Washington, 28; Parra, Arizona, 27; Pence, San Francisco, 27; Murphy, New York, 26
TRIPLES — Gomez, Milwaukee, 9; Marte, Pittsburgh, 9; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; Span, Washington, 7; Gonzalez, Colorado, 6; Wright, New York, 6; Young, New York, 5; Cabrera, San Diego, 5; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; Ozuna, Miami, 4
HOME RUNS — Alvarez, Pittsburgh, 27; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 26; Gonzalez, Colorado, 26; Brown, Philadelphia, 24; Bruce, Cincinnati, 22; Uggla, Atlanta, 21; Upton, Atlanta, 20; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 20; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Votto, Cincinnati, 17
STOLEN BASES — Cabrera, San Diego, 37; Marte, Pittsburgh, 32; Segura, Milwaukee, 31; Gomez, Milwaukee, 29; Young, New York, 23; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 23; Revere, Philadelphia, 22; Gonzalez, Colorado, 21; Pierre, Miami, 20; Wright, New York, 17
PITCHING — Zimmermann, Washington, 13-6; Lynn, St. Louis, 13-5; Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-6; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 12-4; Corbin, Arizona, 12-3; Miller, St. Louis, 11-7; Minor, Atlanta, 11-5; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 11-6; Leake, Cincinnati, 10-5; Lee, Philadelphia, 10-5
SAVES — Kimbrel, Atlanta, 34; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 30; Mujica, St. Louis, 30; Soriano, Washington, 28; Romo, San Francisco, 26; Chapman, Cincinnati, 25; Cishek, Miami, 23; Gregg, Chicago, 22; Parnell, New York, 22; Street, San Diego, 21
This Date In Baseball
Aug. 6
1908–John Lush threw a six-inning no-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0. It was Lush's second no-hitter against the Dodgers.
1952–Satchel Paige, 46, became the oldest pitcher in major league history to pitch a complete game or a shutout when he beat Virgil Trucks and the Detroit Tigers 1-0 in 12 innings.
1972–Atlanta's Hank Aaron hit his 660th and 661st career home runs to break Babe Ruth's record for most home runs with one club. The 661st came in the 10th inning to give the Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds.
1981–As a result of a seven-week strike, Major League Baseball players approved a split-season format. The New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were declared the first-half champions and automatically qualified for the divisional series.
1985–The Major League Baseball Players' Association went on strike.
1986–The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-11 in a record-setting battle of grand slams. Texas' Toby Harrah hit a grand slam in the second inning before Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer connected for grand slams in Baltimore's nine-run fourth.
1988–Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco became the 11th player in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Canseco, with 31 homers, stole second base with one out in the ninth inning for his 30th as the A's edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4.
1988–Rich Gossage registered his 300th career save as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4.
1999–Tony Gwynn went 4-for-5, singling in his first at-bat to become the 22nd major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits, as the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 12-10.
2001–Boston's Scott Hatteberg performed the ultimate baseball opposite. Hatteberg hit a grand slam one at-bat after lining into a triple play as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 10-7. Hatteberg lined into a triple play in the fourth inning and in the sixth he hit his second career grand slam to move Boston ahead for good.
2002–At 32, Robb Nen became the youngest player to record 300 saves, as San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs 11-10. Nen became the 16th member of the 300-save club.
2007–St. Louis tied a major league record with 10 straight hits in a 10-run fifth inning, with pitcher Braden Looper and Aaron Miles getting two apiece in a 10-5 victory over San Diego.
Today's birthday: Jake McGee 27.
International League
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Rochester 64 54 .542 -
Pawtucket 61 55 .526 2
Lehigh Valley 59 58 .504 41/2
Buffalo 58 57 .504 41/2
Scranton/W-B 55 60 .478 71/2
Syracuse 52 62 .456 10
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Durham 73 44 .624 -
Norfolk 61 56 .521 12
Charlotte 54 62 .466 181/2
Gwinnett 49 68 .419 24
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Indianapolis 66 52 .559 -
Louisville 59 59 .500 7
Columbus 56 62 .475 10
Toledo 50 68 .424 16
Monday
Columbus 6, Toledo 3
Norfolk 4, Gwinnett 1, 1st game, 7 innings
Rochester 4, Durham 2
Pawtucket 5, Buffalo 4
Louisville 6, Indianapolis 4
Charlotte 8, Lehigh Valley 5
Norfolk 2, Gwinnett 1, 2nd game, 7 innings
Sunday
Toledo 6, Columbus 2
Lehigh Valley 7, Scranton/W-B 3
Syracuse 5, Rochester 4
Louisville 7, Indianapolis 0
Gwinnett 4, Durham 1
Pawtucket 8, Buffalo 1
Norfolk 9, Charlotte 0
Today
Scranton/W-B at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Durham, 7:05 p.m.
Pawtucket at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m.
Gwinnett at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Toledo at Columbus, 7:05 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.