With David Ortiz benched because of his poor start, the Red Sox still power past the Mariners, 5 – 3. Home runs by Jason Bay, Jason Varitek and Jeff Bailey account for all of Boston’s runs against starter Garrett Olson, a last-minute replacement for scheduled starter Erik Bedard.

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With David Ortiz benched because of his poor start, the Red Sox still power past the Mariners, 5 – 3. Home runs by Jason Bay, Jason Varitek and Jeff Bailey account for all of Boston’s runs against starter Garrett Olson, a last-minute replacement for scheduled starter Erik Bedard.

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5/15/2009: The Brewers played less than two complete innings in St. Louis before rain cancelled the contest. In the bottom of the second, Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer to score the only runs of the abbreviated game.

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5/15/2009: The Brewers played less than two complete innings in St. Louis before rain cancelled the contest. In the bottom of the second, Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer to score the only runs of the abbreviated game.

The Uni-President Lions top the Sinon Bulls, 9 – 6. Bulls 3B Wilton Veras extends his hitting streak to 24 games by going 1 for 3, breaking Gary Burnham’s Chinese Professional Baseball League record for a foreigner.

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The Uni-President Lions top the Sinon Bulls, 9 – 6. Bulls 3B Wilton Veras extends his hitting streak to 24 games by going 1 for 3, breaking Gary Burnham’s Chinese Professional Baseball League record for a foreigner.

The LG Twins beat the Seoul Heroes, 22 – 17, to set a new Korea Baseball Organization record for combined runs in a game. Other records set included most hits (40), homers (11) and total bases (84) as well as most runs scored by a losing team. Roberto Petagine hits a grand slam for LG, while Jin-young Lee and Jae-kyun Hwang each hit three-run homers, Lee for the winners and Hwang for Seoul. Ji-man Song drives in 7 for the losers.

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The LG Twins beat the Seoul Heroes, 22 – 17, to set a new Korea Baseball Organization record for combined runs in a game. Other records set included most hits (40), homers (11) and total bases (84) as well as most runs scored by a losing team. Roberto Petagine hits a grand slam for LG, while Jin-young Lee and Jae-kyun Hwang each hit three-run homers, Lee for the winners and Hwang for Seoul. Ji-man Song drives in 7 for the losers.

Tampa Bay comes back from a 7 – 0 deficit to beat the Indians, 8 – 7. The Rays start their comeback with three runs in the 4th, tie it on Ben Zobrist’s solo home run in the 8th and seal the win when B.J. Upton hits a walk-offblast to lead off the 9th inning off Luis Vizcaino. It it the biggest comeback in team history.

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Tampa Bay comes back from a 7 – 0 deficit to beat the Indians, 8 – 7. The Rays start their comeback with three runs in the 4th, tie it on Ben Zobrist’s solo home run in the 8th and seal the win when B.J. Upton hits a walk-offblast to lead off the 9th inning off Luis Vizcaino. It it the biggest comeback in team history.

Ryan Raburn and Brandon Inge hit grand slams as the Tigers defeat Oakland, 14 – 1. It is the first time that Detroit has hit two grand slams in one game since Jim Northrup did it all by himself on June 24, 1968.

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Ryan Raburn and Brandon Inge hit grand slams as the Tigers defeat Oakland, 14 – 1. It is the first time that Detroit has hit two grand slams in one game since Jim Northrup did it all by himself on June 24, 1968.

The Mets collect a franchise-record seven stolen bases in their 7-4 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park. Ironically, the team sets the club mark without the help of a sidelined Jose Reyes, New York’s all-time career leader in thefts.

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The Mets collect a franchise-record seven stolen bases in their 7-4 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park. Ironically, the team sets the club mark without the help of a sidelined Jose Reyes, New York’s all-time career leader in thefts.

31-year-old rookie Bobby Scales hits a pair of doubles in Chicago’s 11 – 3 win over the Padres. Scales has hit safely in all six games he has played in the majors so far, for a batting average of .444. Adrian Gonzalezhomers in his fourth consecutive game for San Diego, but to no avail as his team is now on a 3-16 skid. Ryan Dempster picks up the win and former Cub Chad Gaudin, who walks seven batters in four innings, is the loser. Padre starters are winless since April 16th.

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31-year-old rookie Bobby Scales hits a pair of doubles in Chicago’s 11 – 3 win over the Padres. Scales has hit safely in all six games he has played in the majors so far, for a batting average of .444. Adrian Gonzalezhomers in his fourth consecutive game for San Diego, but to no avail as his team is now on a 3-16 skid. Ryan Dempster picks up the win and former Cub Chad Gaudin, who walks seven batters in four innings, is the loser. Padre starters are winless since April 16th.

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2009 – Every person in the Astros’ starting lineup, including pitcher Mike Hampton, has a multi-hit game in the 15-11 victory over Colorado at Coors Field. Lance Berkman leads the 24-hit attack (one shy of the club record) with a 4-for-4 night. Miguel Tejada adds three hits while Geoff Blum drives in five. Houston scores all their runs without the benefit of a homer. 

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2009 – Every person in the Astros’ starting lineup, including pitcher Mike Hampton, has a multi-hit game in the 15-11 victory over Colorado at Coors Field. Lance Berkman leads the 24-hit attack (one shy of the club record) with a 4-for-4 night. Miguel Tejada adds three hits while Geoff Blum drives in five. Houston scores all their runs without the benefit of a homer. 

The Reds beat the Diamondbacks, 10 – 3. Arizona rookie Gerardo Parra homers off Johnny Cueto in his first major league at-bat, the 100th player to homer in his first trip up in the Show.

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The Reds beat the Diamondbacks, 10 – 3. Arizona rookie Gerardo Parra homers off Johnny Cueto in his first major league at-bat, the 100th player to homer in his first trip up in the Show.