Graig NettlesĀ and brotherĀ Jim NettlesĀ homer in the same game for a second time

Graig NettlesĀ and brotherĀ Jim NettlesĀ homer in the same game for a second time

Graig NettlesĀ homers for theĀ YankeesĀ in the first inning, and brotherĀ Jim NettlesĀ homers for theĀ TigersĀ in the 2nd. This is the second time that the two brothers have homered in the same game for different teams, having done it onĀ June 11,Ā 1972, when Graig was withĀ ClevelandĀ and Jim withĀ Minnesota. Graig’s team wins, 10 – 7.

In Los Angeles, theĀ RedsĀ defeat theĀ Dodgers, 4 – 2, to pull to within 1 1/2 games of theĀ National League WestĀ lead. That’s as close as they’ll come as they lose six of their next eight games.

In Los Angeles, theĀ RedsĀ defeat theĀ Dodgers, 4 – 2, to pull to within 1 1/2 games of theĀ National League WestĀ lead. That’s as close as they’ll come as they lose six of their next eight games.