In his first big league at-bat, Cubs pinch hitter Adam Greenberg is struck in the back of the head by the first pitch he sees from Marlin hurler Valerio de los Santos. The 24-year old Guilford, Connecticut native is forced to leave the game, but will be okay after the dizziness and headaches caused by a mild concussion wear off. The at-bat will remain his only taste of major league action until the Miami Marlins give him a chance to have the “at-bat he never completed” on the last day of the 2012 season.

Mike Sweeney’s 5-for-5 performance helps him tie a Kansas City Royals franchise record by collecting 8 consecutive hits. With knocks in his last three at-bats yesterday, the Royalsdesignated hitter’s streak includes three doubles and five singles.

After 11 years, Coors Field finally hosts a 1 – 0 game as the Rockies escape a bases-full 9th inning to edge the Padres. The span of 847 regular season games is the longest time ever needed for any big league ballpark to host a contest with baseball’s lowest possible score.