Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

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Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

Yhency Brazoban records his 18th save when he works a perfect ninth inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 6-5. The Los Angeles freshman, who is filling in for injured closer Eric Gagne, breaks Steve Howe’s club rookie record for saves established in 1980.

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Yhency Brazoban records his 18th save when he works a perfect ninth inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 6-5. The Los Angeles freshman, who is filling in for injured closer Eric Gagne, breaks Steve Howe’s club rookie record for saves established in 1980.

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

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Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

The Toronto Blue Jays trade utility infielder John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. This gives the Blue Jays an opening on the roster so that Aaron Hill can stay with the team when Corey Koskiereturns from an injury. The Jays will purchase McDonald back from Detroit after the season.

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The Toronto Blue Jays trade utility infielder John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. This gives the Blue Jays an opening on the roster so that Aaron Hill can stay with the team when Corey Koskiereturns from an injury. The Jays will purchase McDonald back from Detroit after the season.

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the 380 markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

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Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the 380 markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

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2005 – In their first game in our nation’s capitol, the Astros top the Washington Nationals, 3-2. The team is the former Montreal Expos, still under ownership of Major League Baseball. Roy Oswalt tosses eight innings of shutout ball and plates two runs. Mike Lamb homers. The Astros, at 49-46, have won 34 of their last 50 to climb back into the Wild Card race, four games back of Washington. 

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2005 – In their first game in our nation’s capitol, the Astros top the Washington Nationals, 3-2. The team is the former Montreal Expos, still under ownership of Major League Baseball. Roy Oswalt tosses eight innings of shutout ball and plates two runs. Mike Lamb homers. The Astros, at 49-46, have won 34 of their last 50 to climb back into the Wild Card race, four games back of Washington. 

Hideki Matsui plays in his 395th consecutive game to start his career, breaking Al Simmons’s 1926 American League record. The Japanese outfielder will also surpass Ernie Banks’ NL mark of 424 en route to establishing the new major league record of 518 consecutive contests.

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Hideki Matsui plays in his 395th consecutive game to start his career, breaking Al Simmons’s 1926 American League record. The Japanese outfielder will also surpass Ernie Banks’ NL mark of 424 en route to establishing the new major league record of 518 consecutive contests.

Winning its second consecutive 1-0 contest, the Red Sox limit the Kansas City offense to four hits. The last time two straight 1-0 games occurred in Fenway Park was in 1916, when Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore blanked the Yankees and A’s, respectively, on June 22 and 23 for the eventual World Champs.

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Winning its second consecutive 1-0 contest, the Red Sox limit the Kansas City offense to four hits. The last time two straight 1-0 games occurred in Fenway Park was in 1916, when Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore blanked the Yankees and A’s, respectively, on June 22 and 23 for the eventual World Champs.

The idea of having fans watch the 16-by-24-foot video stadium monitor, along with the Kansas City T-Bones and Schaumburg Flyers players looking on from their respective dugouts, as two kids determine the outcome of the first two innings by using an X-Box and the MVP Baseball 2005 software is initially approved by the Northern League for tonight’s scheduled game. The individual player statistics generated by the video game would not have counted, but league officials later decided against the promotion, with the final two innings of the game being replayed on the game system instead.

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The idea of having fans watch the 16-by-24-foot video stadium monitor, along with the Kansas City T-Bones and Schaumburg Flyers players looking on from their respective dugouts, as two kids determine the outcome of the first two innings by using an X-Box and the MVP Baseball 2005 software is initially approved by the Northern League for tonight’s scheduled game. The individual player statistics generated by the video game would not have counted, but league officials later decided against the promotion, with the final two innings of the game being replayed on the game system instead.

The Northern League initially approves the idea of having fans watch the 16-by-24-foot video stadium monitor, alongside the Kansas City T-Bones and Schaumburg Flyers players looking on from their respective dugouts, as two kids using an X-Box and the MVP Baseball 2005 software determine the outcome of the first two innings of tonight’s scheduled game. The individual player statistics generated by the video game would not have counted, but league officials later decide against the promotion, and instead replay the final two innings of the game on the game system.

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The Northern League initially approves the idea of having fans watch the 16-by-24-foot video stadium monitor, alongside the Kansas City T-Bones and Schaumburg Flyers players looking on from their respective dugouts, as two kids using an X-Box and the MVP Baseball 2005 software determine the outcome of the first two innings of tonight’s scheduled game. The individual player statistics generated by the video game would not have counted, but league officials later decide against the promotion, and instead replay the final two innings of the game on the game system.