The Diamondbacks bolster their bullpen by acquiring P Mike Fetters from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Duaner Sanchez.

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The Diamondbacks bolster their bullpen by acquiring P Mike Fetters from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Duaner Sanchez.

Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly. His 5th inning towering grand slam, which is estimated to travel 479 feet, help the Astros to rout the Pirates, 10 – 2.

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Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly. His 5th inning towering grand slam, which is estimated to travel 479 feet, help the Astros to rout the Pirates, 10 – 2.

The Phillies call up 30-year-old Joe Roa, winner of 20 straight games in the minor leagues. He won his last six decisions with Calgary in 2001 and was 14-0 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. Roa was closing in on the International League record of 20 straight wins set by Rube Parnham of Baltimore in 1923. The last 20-game winner in the IL was in 1950.

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The Phillies call up 30-year-old Joe Roa, winner of 20 straight games in the minor leagues. He won his last six decisions with Calgary in 2001 and was 14-0 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. Roa was closing in on the International League record of 20 straight wins set by Rube Parnham of Baltimore in 1923. The last 20-game winner in the IL was in 1950.

The Yankees obtain P Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a three-team deal. New York sends P Ted Lilly to the Oakland A’s while the Athletics send 1B Carlos Pena to Detroit. The Tigers also acquire P Franklyn German and a player to be named later from Oakland, while the A’s get OF John-Ford Griffin and P Jason Arnold from New York.

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The Yankees obtain P Jeff Weaver from the Tigers in a three-team deal. New York sends P Ted Lilly to the Oakland A’s while the Athletics send 1B Carlos Pena to Detroit. The Tigers also acquire P Franklyn German and a player to be named later from Oakland, while the A’s get OF John-Ford Griffin and P Jason Arnold from New York.

The Yankees defeat the Indians, 7 – 1. Jim Thome has his streak of consecutive games hitting a home run stopped at 7, one short of the major league record.

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The Yankees defeat the Indians, 7 – 1. Jim Thome has his streak of consecutive games hitting a home run stopped at 7, one short of the major league record.

Indian first baseman Jim Thome, in the team’s 11-8 loss at Yankees Stadium, homers in his seventh consecutive game. The seventh-inning solo shot, off southpaw David Wells, leaves the Indians’ slugger one shy of the major league record shared by Dale Long (1956, Pirates), Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987), and Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993, Mariners).

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Indian first baseman Jim Thome, in the team’s 11-8 loss at Yankees Stadium, homers in his seventh consecutive game. The seventh-inning solo shot, off southpaw David Wells, leaves the Indians’ slugger one shy of the major league record shared by Dale Long (1956, Pirates), Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987), and Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993, Mariners).

The Giants score eight runs in the 1st inning on their way to an 18 – 5 rout of the Rockies. OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo gets five hits for San Francisco, including a double and two home runs. Damon Minor, Shinjo, and Reggie Sanders each homer twice to tie a major league record. The Giants become the 16th team to have three players with multiple home runs in the same game.

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On July 2, 2002 The Giants score eight runs in the 1st inning on their way to an 18 – 5 rout of the Rockies. OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo gets five hits for San Francisco, including a double and two home runs. Damon Minor, Shinjo, and Reggie Sanders each homer twice to tie a major league record. The Giants become the 16th team to…