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8/20/1997: Both Bernard Gilkey and Raul Mondesi lost homers to the rain. With the Dodgers playing in New York, Mondesi hit his home run off Bobby Jones in the top of the first and Gilkey followed with one in the bottom of the inning off Ramon Martinez.

ByTom

8/20/1997: Both Bernard Gilkey and Raul Mondesi lost homers to the rain. With the Dodgers playing in New York, Mondesi hit his home run off Bobby Jones in the top of the first and Gilkey followed with one in the bottom of the inning off Ramon Martinez.

It’s an easy day at the office for the Reds as they record no assists in a 5 – 3 loss to the Rockies (14 flies, 12 Ks and one unassisted grounder). This has happened just once before in the National League, by the Metsagainst the Phillies on June 25, 1989.

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It’s an easy day at the office for the Reds as they record no assists in a 5 – 3 loss to the Rockies (14 flies, 12 Ks and one unassisted grounder). This has happened just once before in the National League, by the Metsagainst the Phillies on June 25, 1989.

The Red Sox sweep two from the A’s, winning 7 – 5 and 5 – 4 in 13 innings. In the nitecap the A’s collect one hit in the last 10 innings against five Sox pitchers. Nomar Garciaparra has hits in both games to set an American League rookie record of 22 straight games.

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The Red Sox sweep two from the A’s, winning 7 – 5 and 5 – 4 in 13 innings. In the nitecap the A’s collect one hit in the last 10 innings against five Sox pitchers. Nomar Garciaparra has hits in both games to set an American League rookie record of 22 straight games.