The Brewers postpone their game against Kansas City as a gesture of respect for the three workers who died when a massive crane collapsed lifting a portion of the roof for the team’s new stadium, Miller Park. The crane broke in half lifting a 400-ton load, damaging the partially completed stadium.

For the first time in the franchise history, the Mariners play a home game outdoors. Under an open retractable roof, Seattle’s debut at the $517.6 million Safeco Field becomes forgettable as closer Jose Mesa squanders a ninth-inning lead by walking four batters, resulting in a 3-2 defeat to the Padres.

At the Oakland Coliseum in the fifth inning of an 11-9 win over San Francisco, A’s hurler Brad Rigby puts Barry Bonds on first base with a free pass, giving the Giants left fielder the major league record for intentional walks with 294. Hank Aaron set the previous mark.

The Brewers postpone their game as a gesture of respect for the three workers who died when a huge crane collapsed lifting a portion of the roof for the team’s new stadium, Miller Park, yesterday. The crane broke in half as it lifted the 400-ton load, damaging the partially-completed stadium.

For the first time in franchise history, the Mariners play a home game outdoors. Under an open retractable roof, Seattle’s debut at the $517.6 million Safeco Field becomes forgettable as closer Jose Mesa squanders a 9th-inning lead by walking four batters, resulting in a 3 – 2 defeat to the Padres. A crowd of 44,607 is on hand.

The Athletics defeat the Giants, 11 – 9, in a game in which San Francisco OF Barry Bonds sets an all-time major league record by receiving his 294th intentional walk. Henry Aaron held the previous mark. It is possible someone such as Babe Ruth drew more intentional walks in the years before the statistic was tracked.

The Rangers tie the major league record with walks by three consecutive pinch hitters (Rusty Greer, Rafael Palmeiro and Lee Stevens) in the bottom of the 9th against the Diamondbacks. The Rangers win, 3 – 2.