2000 – With a second-inning double off Glendon Rusch, Tony Eusebio sets a team-record 24-game hitting streak that began on July 9th. The reserve catcher goes 2-for-4 but the New York Mets come away with a 4-2 verdict. Houston’s runs are on homers from Roger Cedeno and Richard Hidalgo.
The Players’ association exercises its option to extend the Collective bargaining agreement, ensuring labor peace through October 31, 2001. The expected move comes as no surprise as the players appear to be happy with the November 1996 deal, but the owners have expressed concerns the present CBA has widened the talent gap between the high and low-revenue markets due to escalating salaries.
The Athletics defeat the White Sox, 3 – 0, as Tim Hudson hurls a one-hitter. Frank Thomas’ 4th-inning single is the only hit.
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