The Dodgers defeat the Brewers, 7 – 2, as Chan Ho Park (8 innings) and Mike Fetters (1 inning) combine on a one-hitter. James Mouton’s home run is Milwaukee’s only hit.

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The Dodgers defeat the Brewers, 7 – 2, as Chan Ho Park (8 innings) and Mike Fetters (1 inning) combine on a one-hitter. James Mouton’s home run is Milwaukee’s only hit.

The Pirates defeat the Giants, 8 – 0. Barry Bonds’s single is the only hit allowed by Kris Benson (8 innings) and Josias Manzanillo (1 inning).

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The Pirates defeat the Giants, 8 – 0. Barry Bonds’s single is the only hit allowed by Kris Benson (8 innings) and Josias Manzanillo (1 inning).

The Red Sox defeat the Devil Rays, 8 – 0, as Pedro Martinez hurls a one-hitter. Martinez takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning before John Flaherty leads off with a single. Martinez retires 24 in a row after hitting the game’s first batter. Eight Devil Rays are ejected during the course of the game, including manager Larry Rothschild and two coaches.

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The Red Sox defeat the Devil Rays, 8 – 0, as Pedro Martinez hurls a one-hitter. Martinez takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning before John Flaherty leads off with a single. Martinez retires 24 in a row after hitting the game’s first batter. Eight Devil Rays are ejected during the course of the game, including manager Larry Rothschild and two coaches.

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Tony Eusebio sets a team-record 24-game hitting streak that began on July 9th.

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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.

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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 Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in LA’s 10-9 victory over Cleveland at Edison Field. The Halos’ right-fielder joins teammates Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, and Troy Glaus in reaching the plateau.

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The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in LA’s 10-9 victory over Cleveland at Edison Field. The Halos’ right-fielder joins teammates Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, and Troy Glaus in reaching the plateau.

The Angels edge the Indians, 10 – 9, as OF Tim Salmon hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning. Anaheim becomes the first team in American League history to have four players (Troy Glaus, Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson and Salmon) reach the 30-homer mark in a single season. The Blue Jays are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28. It’s been done seven times in the National League.

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The Angels edge the Indians, 10 – 9, as OF Tim Salmon hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning. Anaheim becomes the first team in American League history to have four players (Troy Glaus, Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson and Salmon) reach the 30-homer mark in a single season. The Blue Jays are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28. It’s been done seven times in the National League.

Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a pair of solo homers, including a game-winning inside-the-park shot off Giants reliever Aaron Fultz in the 10th inning to win, 2 – 1. Abreu’s homer, his 20th, is the 5th inside-the-park game-ender in Phillies history, and the first since Bob Dernier did it in 1989, also against the Giants. Ed Vosberg picks up his first win since 1997.

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Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a pair of solo homers, including a game-winning inside-the-park shot off Giants reliever Aaron Fultz in the 10th inning to win, 2 – 1. Abreu’s homer, his 20th, is the 5th inside-the-park game-ender in Phillies history, and the first since Bob Dernier did it in 1989, also against the Giants. Ed Vosberg picks up his first win since 1997.