After missing the team’s first 36 games, Joe Torre returns to the Yankee dugout, two months after undergoing successful surgery for prostate cancer. Prior to the 6-3 loss to the Red Sox, the 58 year-old skipper receives a two-minute standing ovation from the Fenway Park crowd when the scoreboard welcomes him back.

Mark Grace hits a three-run home run in the 11th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 4 – 1 victory over the Florida Marlins. Alex Gonzalez has all three of Florida’s hits.

The Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 6 – 3, in the return of Yankees manager Joe Torre after being treated for prostate cancer. Don Zimmer had managed the team in the interim.

Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks extends his hitting streak to 30 games with a two-run, 1st-inning home run in a 7 – 3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Gonzalez, whose streak matches the longest this decade, becomes the 37th player in major league history to reach the 30 mark.

Edgar Martinez hits three home runs, tying a major league record with five homers in two games, to give the Seattle Mariners a 10 – 1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Martinez homered twice in the opener of the series.