Due to a conflict with the Republican National Convention being staged in San Diego, the first major league game ever played outside of the United States or Canada takes place in Monterrey, Mexico, with the ā€˜home teamā€™ Padres out-slugging the Mets at Estadio de Beisbol, 15-10. Fernando Valenzuela, a native of the Mexican city of Navojoa, opens the three-game series and goes six innings to get the victory for the first-place Friars.

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Due to a conflict with the Republican National Convention being staged in San Diego, the first major league game ever played outside of the United States or Canada takes place in Monterrey, Mexico, with the ā€˜home teamā€™ Padres out-slugging the Mets at Estadio de Beisbol, 15-10. Fernando Valenzuela, a native of the Mexican city of Navojoa, opens the three-game series and goes six innings to get the victory for the first-place Friars.

Playing for his 7th team in six years,Ā Mark WhitenĀ hits aĀ pinch hitĀ homer in his first at bat forĀ SeattleĀ to help beat theĀ Yanks. In his last at-bat for theĀ BravesĀ before being traded for farmhandĀ Roger Blanco, Whiten belted a three-run pinch homer to beat theĀ Phils, 5 ā€“ 2. Whiten is the 45th player used by Seattle this season.

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Playing for his 7th team in six years,Ā Mark WhitenĀ hits aĀ pinch hitĀ homer in his first at bat forĀ SeattleĀ to help beat theĀ Yanks. In his last at-bat for theĀ BravesĀ before being traded for farmhandĀ Roger Blanco, Whiten belted a three-run pinch homer to beat theĀ Phils, 5 ā€“ 2. Whiten is the 45th player used by Seattle this season.

Trailing, 2 ā€“ 0, theĀ OriolesĀ score 14 runs over the final three innings to defeat theĀ Athletics, 14 ā€“ 3, in the first game of a doubleheader.Ā Rafael PalmeiroĀ drives home six runs for Baltimore, and each member of the starting lineup, with the exception of leadoff manĀ Roberto Alomar, gets at least two hits. The Orioles stroke 19 hits for the second day in a row off Oakland pitching. Baltimore also takes the nightcap, 5 ā€“ 4 in 10 innings.

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Trailing, 2 ā€“ 0, theĀ OriolesĀ score 14 runs over the final three innings to defeat theĀ Athletics, 14 ā€“ 3, in the first game of a doubleheader.Ā Rafael PalmeiroĀ drives home six runs for Baltimore, and each member of the starting lineup, with the exception of leadoff manĀ Roberto Alomar, gets at least two hits. The Orioles stroke 19 hits for the second day in a row off Oakland pitching. Baltimore also takes the nightcap, 5 ā€“ 4 in 10 innings.