New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

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New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

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Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.

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The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.

In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

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In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

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New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

David Wright hitting streak

David Wrightestablishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets

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David Wright, playing a position which the team was unable to field a reliable everyday player on a consistent basis for decades, establishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets, surpassing his hitting coach and friend Howard Johnson. More than 120 players, beginning in 1962 with Don Zimmer, have appeared at the hot corner for the team, but only ten have appeared in as many as 200 games during the club’s 47-year history.