The Padres rout the Mets 18-6, setting a new scoring record for Petco Park. The team’s total of tallies is one better than the previous mark set in the 17-2 victory over Atlanta in the home opener played in April.

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The Padres rout the Mets 18-6, setting a new scoring record for Petco Park. The team’s total of tallies is one better than the previous mark set in the 17-2 victory over Atlanta in the home opener played in April.

At Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners ace Aaron Sele trims the Baltimore Orioles, 2 – 1. Sele is now 8-0 and the Mariners are 40-12. The Orioles’ only run is Cal Ripken, Jr.’s 420th career home run.

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At Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners ace Aaron Sele trims the Baltimore Orioles, 2 – 1. Sele is now 8-0 and the Mariners are 40-12. The Orioles’ only run is Cal Ripken, Jr.’s 420th career home run.

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Wade Miller goes three-for-three and notches his seventh win to stop the Padres, 7-4. The win snaps an eight-game losing skid that had sunk Houston below the .500 mark. Craig Biggio leads off the game with his fifth home run of the year. 

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2001 – Wade Miller goes three-for-three and notches his seventh win to stop the Padres, 7-4. The win snaps an eight-game losing skid that had sunk Houston below the .500 mark. Craig Biggio leads off the game with his fifth home run of the year. 

At Pac Bell, it takes 5 hours, 53 minutes and 18 innings for the Diamondbacks to defeat the Giants, 1-0. Erubiel Durazo’s double plating Steve Finley accounts for the game’s only run.

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At Pac Bell, it takes 5 hours, 53 minutes and 18 innings for the Diamondbacks to defeat the Giants, 1-0. Erubiel Durazo’s double plating Steve Finley accounts for the game’s only run.

Barry Bonds hits two home runs, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on the major league career list with 522. Bonds, with 17 home runs in May, surpasses the mark set by Mark McGwire in 1998 and Mickey Mantle in 1956.

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Barry Bonds hits two home runs, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on the major league career list with 522. Bonds, with 17 home runs in May, surpasses the mark set by Mark McGwire in 1998 and Mickey Mantle in 1956.

The Diamondbacks defeat the Giants‚ 1 – 0, in 18 innings, with the game lasting 5 hours and 53 minutes. Erubiel Durazo throws out a runner at home in the 17th‚ then drives in Steve Finley with a double in the 18th. The loss goes to Ryan Vogelsong‚ making his major league debut. Vogelsong almost redeems himself with a double in his first at bat in the 18th. The two teams combine for 139 plate appearances and their 14 pitchers throw a total of 503 pitches (301 strikes and 202 balls).

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The Diamondbacks defeat the Giants‚ 1 – 0, in 18 innings, with the game lasting 5 hours and 53 minutes. Erubiel Durazo throws out a runner at home in the 17th‚ then drives in Steve Finley with a double in the 18th. The loss goes to Ryan Vogelsong‚ making his major league debut. Vogelsong almost redeems himself with a double in his first at bat in the 18th. The two teams combine for 139 plate appearances and their 14 pitchers throw a total of 503 pitches (301 strikes and 202 balls).

In an 11-inning slugfest with Colorado, LA catcher Paul Lo Duca goes 6-for-6 in the team’s 11-10 victory at Dodger Stadium. The backstop’s five singles and a three-run homer tie a National League record for hits in an extra-inning game.

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In an 11-inning slugfest with Colorado, LA catcher Paul Lo Duca goes 6-for-6 in the team’s 11-10 victory at Dodger Stadium. The backstop’s five singles and a three-run homer tie a National League record for hits in an extra-inning game.

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits the 12,000th home run in Giants history. The home run comes off Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle in the 1st inning of a Giants 5 – 4 victory at Pacific Bell Park.

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Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits the 12,000th home run in Giants history. The home run comes off Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle in the 1st inning of a Giants 5 – 4 victory at Pacific Bell Park.

Curt Schilling of the Arizona Diamondbacks takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning against the San Diego Padres before Ben Davis breaks it up with a bunt single. Schilling allows a run in the 9th and finishes with a three-hit, 3 – 1 victory. There is controversy surrounding Davis’s hit, as a few observers claim that he broke an unwritten rule by bunting with a no-hitter on the line.

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Curt Schilling of the Arizona Diamondbacks takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning against the San Diego Padres before Ben Davis breaks it up with a bunt single. Schilling allows a run in the 9th and finishes with a three-hit, 3 – 1 victory. There is controversy surrounding Davis’s hit, as a few observers claim that he broke an unwritten rule by bunting with a no-hitter on the line.

Lana Blefary, the wife of former Oriole outfielder Curt Blefary, scatters the ashes of her husband’s remains at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Although little of the stadium remains as the site is being demolished, she is still able to fulfill her husband’s last wishes.

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Lana Blefary, the wife of former Oriole outfielder Curt Blefary, scatters the ashes of her husband’s remains at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Although little of the stadium remains as the site is being demolished, she is still able to fulfill her husband’s last wishes.