The visiting Red Sox collect 19 hits, but strand 16, in beating the Yankees, 8 – 2. Former Yankee Mike Stanley hits a three-run homer, and Wil Cordero adds five hits; Tim Naehring has four hits and Mo Vaughn belts his 10th homer of the season in the 8th.

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The visiting Red Sox collect 19 hits, but strand 16, in beating the Yankees, 8 – 2. Former Yankee Mike Stanley hits a three-run homer, and Wil Cordero adds five hits; Tim Naehring has four hits and Mo Vaughn belts his 10th homer of the season in the 8th.

1997 – An intentional walk to Jeff Bagwell with the bases empty and two outs in the 14th backfires on the Reds. It is Jeff’s third free pass of the night but he steals second and scores on a single by Luis Gonzalez for a 4-3 triumph. Bill Spiers adds four hits. 

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1997 – An intentional walk to Jeff Bagwell with the bases empty and two outs in the 14th backfires on the Reds. It is Jeff’s third free pass of the night but he steals second and scores on a single by Luis Gonzalez for a 4-3 triumph. Bill Spiers adds four hits. 

Cleveland slugger Jim Thome, not known for his speed, steals his only base of the season. The Indians’ first baseman’s swipe of home plate in the top of the fourth inning will prove to be the game’s only run in the Tribe’s 1-0 victory over Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium

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Cleveland slugger Jim Thome, not known for his speed, steals his only base of the season. The Indians’ first baseman’s swipe of home plate in the top of the fourth inning will prove to be the game’s only run in the Tribe’s 1-0 victory over Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium

Roger Clemens fires Toronto past the Yankees, 4 – 1, for his 8th win of the year against no losses. The Rocket wins his 200th, the 94th pitcher to reach 200 wins.

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Roger Clemens fires Toronto past the Yankees, 4 – 1, for his 8th win of the year against no losses. The Rocket wins his 200th, the 94th pitcher to reach 200 wins.

Michael Tucker’s two-out double in the 9th breaks up Alan Benes’ no-hitter. Benes, unfortunately, is matched against Greg Maddux, who holds the Cards scoreless for eight innings. The Braves finally push across a run in the 13th on Andruw Jones’ infield dribbler to beat Cardinals reliever John Frascatore, 1 – 0. The teams combine for 33 strikeouts, three shy of matching the National League record for an extra-inning game set by the Giantsand Mets in a 23-inning contest in 1964.

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Michael Tucker’s two-out double in the 9th breaks up Alan Benes’ no-hitter. Benes, unfortunately, is matched against Greg Maddux, who holds the Cards scoreless for eight innings. The Braves finally push across a run in the 13th on Andruw Jones’ infield dribbler to beat Cardinals reliever John Frascatore, 1 – 0. The teams combine for 33 strikeouts, three shy of matching the National League record for an extra-inning game set by the Giantsand Mets in a 23-inning contest in 1964.

Montreal spots the Giants an early 9-run lead, then stages the biggest rally in franchise history to win, 14 – 13. Barry Bonds and Glenallen Hill homer as the Giants take an 11 – 2 lead after three innings. Montreal responds with four runs in the 4th, three in the 5th and three more in the 6th for a 12 – 11 lead.

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Montreal spots the Giants an early 9-run lead, then stages the biggest rally in franchise history to win, 14 – 13. Barry Bonds and Glenallen Hill homer as the Giants take an 11 – 2 lead after three innings. Montreal responds with four runs in the 4th, three in the 5th and three more in the 6th for a 12 – 11 lead.

The Chicago Cubs hit four triples – three in the same inning – to beat the visiting Padres, 8 – 2. The Cubs score four runs in the 7th off Tim Scott as Brian McRae, Doug Glanville and Sammy Sosa all triple.

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The Chicago Cubs hit four triples – three in the same inning – to beat the visiting Padres, 8 – 2. The Cubs score four runs in the 7th off Tim Scott as Brian McRae, Doug Glanville and Sammy Sosa all triple.

At Three Rivers Stadium, Kevin Young’s two-run pinch double gives the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead and Al Martin finishes a nine-run 8th inning with a grand slam as the surprising first-place Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies, 15 – 10. Colorado pitching gives up 13 walks and blows leads of 6 – 3, 7 – 5 and 9 – 6.

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At Three Rivers Stadium, Kevin Young’s two-run pinch double gives the Pittsburgh Pirates the lead and Al Martin finishes a nine-run 8th inning with a grand slam as the surprising first-place Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies, 15 – 10. Colorado pitching gives up 13 walks and blows leads of 6 – 3, 7 – 5 and 9 – 6.

In a Jet magazine article, Frank Thomas, “hurt” and “embarrassed” by the portions of his ESPN interview that ABC’s “Nightline” used in their segment about Jackie Robinson, says the piece misrepresented his remarks. The White Sox All-Star was shown saying that he rarely thinks about Robinson’s efforts in breaking down baseball’s color barrier.

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In a Jet magazine article, Frank Thomas, “hurt” and “embarrassed” by the portions of his ESPN interview that ABC’s “Nightline” used in their segment about Jackie Robinson, says the piece misrepresented his remarks. The White Sox All-Star was shown saying that he rarely thinks about Robinson’s efforts in breaking down baseball’s color barrier.