Chasing a sixth-inning foul pop near the Rangers dugout in the sixth inning, A.J. Pierzynski nearly makes contact with George W. Bush, who is sitting in the owner’s box with his wife, Laura. The ball drops harmlessly into the stands, but the former president takes the opportunity to comment the startled White Sox catcher.

Brian Fuentes of the A’s falls to 1-7, dropping his fourth straight decision. He becomes the third reliever (since at least 1920) to lose 7 times in his team’s first 50 games – Gene Garber and Jim Kern had previously done so.

Corey Hart hits his first three homers of the year and has 7 RBI to power Milwaukee past Washington, 11 – 3. The second of the three blasts is the 100th of his career.

The Rangers get two mainstays of their offense back as Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz both homer in their return from the disabled list to lead them to a 4 – 0 win over the White Sox. Alexi Ogando is the winner in his first career shutout.