Brian McCann becomes the 11th major leaguer to hit a game-tying pinch homer and a game-winning, extra-inning homer in the same game. He provides all of the Braves’ offense in a 3 – 1 win over Houston.

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Brian McCann becomes the 11th major leaguer to hit a game-tying pinch homer and a game-winning, extra-inning homer in the same game. He provides all of the Braves’ offense in a 3 – 1 win over Houston.

The battle for AL West supremacy ends in a knock-out. Oakland romps over Los Angeles, 14 – 0, as Gio Gonzalez pitches 7 one-hit innings. Mark Ellis has 3 hits and 4 RBI for the A’s while Tyler Chatwood has the worst start of his young career, giving up 7 runs in 2 1/3 innings.

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The battle for AL West supremacy ends in a knock-out. Oakland romps over Los Angeles, 14 – 0, as Gio Gonzalez pitches 7 one-hit innings. Mark Ellis has 3 hits and 4 RBI for the A’s while Tyler Chatwood has the worst start of his young career, giving up 7 runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Harmon Killebrew, one of the great sluggers of the 1960s with 573 career home runs, passes away from cancer at 74 in Scottsdale, AZ. The gentle and universally-like “Killer”, who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Twins, was the 1969 AL MVP and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.

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Harmon Killebrew, one of the great sluggers of the 1960s with 573 career home runs, passes away from cancer at 74 in Scottsdale, AZ. The gentle and universally-like “Killer”, who spent the bulk of his career with the Minnesota Twins, was the 1969 AL MVP and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.