2008 – The Braves and Astros set a Turner Field record by going 17 innings. Atlanta uses 21 players, Houston 20. Yunel Escobar comes to the plate 9 times, getting 4 hits. The contest ends when Mark Teixeira hits a bases-loaded single off Tim Byrdak.
The Cardinals drop a 2 – 1 decision to the Cubs but Albert Pujols socks his 300th career home run. At 28 years, 170 days old, he becomes the fifth youngest player to hit 300, one day ahead of Mel Ott. The younger players were Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr. and Andruw Jones.
In the highest-scoring game at Coors Field since the introduction of the humidor, Colorado tops the Marlins, 18 – 17. They also set a Rockies record with a comeback from a 9-run deficit as Florida led, 13 – 4, halfway through the 4th. Chris Iannetta singles home the winner for his 4th RBI of the day. Matt Holliday and Cody Ross each drive in five, Garrett Atkins has five hits, Holliday and Ryan Spilborghs each homer twice and both Spilborghs and Jorge Cantu score four in the slugfest. Taylor Buchholz gets the win with a scoreless 9th for Colorado.
On July 2, 2008 The Oakland Athletics sign Dominican amateur Michael Ynoa for a $4.25 million bonus, nearly $2 million than Wily Mo Pena’s 9-year-old record for an international amateur free agent. Ynoa will only win one game over the next four minor league seasons due to injuries and wildness. Source: Baseball Reference July 2
In the shortest nine-inning game in the history of Coors Field, Aaron Cook throws only 79 pitches in the one hour, 58-minute contest. The right-hander’s five-hitter snaps the Rockies’ eight-game losing streak with the 4-0 victory over the visiting Padres.
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