Francisco Cordero blows his third consecutive chance to save a game when the A’s tie the game 4-4 in the ninth and then score two in the next frame to beat the Rangers, 6-4. The Dominican closer’s fifth blown save establishes a big league mark for the first month of the season and overshadows the sixth straight game that the Ranger outfielder Kevin Mench has homered, a grand slam that sets a team record.

In a game which included getting a whack on the top of the head by Shawn Green’s bat, Mike Piazza becomes the 41st major leaguer to collect 400 career home runs. The Padres backstop also extended his record for most home runs by a catcher to 377.

At Yankee Stadium, Tampa Bay beats New York, 4 – 2, despite setting a team record by walking 14 batters. It is the first time a team walks 14 and wins the game in 10 innings or less since this day in 1993, when Philadelphia did it over 10 innings against San Francisco.

Kevin Mench sets a Texas Rangers record by homering in his sixth straight game, a 6 – 4, 10-inning loss to Oakland. Mench’s grand slam in the 4th inning is his second during the streak and the third of his career. He has 20 RBI this season, all in the last seven games.

Mike Piazza hits his 400th career home run in San Diego’s 3 – 2 loss to Arizona at PETCO Park. Piazza is the 41st player in major league history to reach the 400-homer plateau, and one of nine active players to do it.