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1999 – Ricky Gutierrez rips four hits and drives home the tying run in the bottom of the ninth before Carl Everett sends the crowd away happy with a two-run homer in the 13th for a 6-4 triumph over the Cubs, Houston’s eighth straight win. It’s Carl’s second homer of the night. Billy Wagner, the seventh Astro pitcher, gets the win. 

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1999 – Ricky Gutierrez rips four hits and drives home the tying run in the bottom of the ninth before Carl Everett sends the crowd away happy with a two-run homer in the 13th for a 6-4 triumph over the Cubs, Houston’s eighth straight win. It’s Carl’s second homer of the night. Billy Wagner, the seventh Astro pitcher, gets the win. 

The Rockies call up John Cangelosi from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, where he has played the past month. The veteran needs 12 days of major league service to reach his 10-year pension.

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The Rockies call up John Cangelosi from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, where he has played the past month. The veteran needs 12 days of major league service to reach his 10-year pension.

Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year strikes out 17 batters
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Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year strikes out 17 batters

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The Red Sox trip the Yankees, 3 – 1, as Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year. Martinez strikes out 17 batters, the most Yankees ever fanned in a single game. DH Chili Davis’ 2nd-inning home run is New York’s only safety. Chuck Knoblauch, leading off the game, gives the Yankees their only other baserunner; he is caught stealing, so Martinez faces just one over the minimum.

The Indians score 12 runs in the 4th inning – one short of the American League record for the inning – on their way to a 14 – 6 win over the White Sox.

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The Indians score 12 runs in the 4th inning – one short of the American League record for the inning – on their way to a 14 – 6 win over the White Sox.