After popping out in a pinch-hitting appearance, Craig Counsell remains without a hit in his last 45 at-bats, tying the longest single-season hitless streak by a position player in history, established by Brooklyn backstop Bill Bergen in 1909. The major league record is 0-for-70, established in 1970 by Bob Buhl, a pitcher who toiled with the Braves and Cubs that season.

Asdrubal Cabrera hits a pair of two-run homers in Cleveland’s 9 – 6 win over Boston. His second long ball, in the 8th inning, is originally ruled a single until the decision is overturned by instant replay. Travis Hafner for the Indians and Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Carl Crawford for the the Red Sox also homer in a high-scoring game typical of Fenway Park.

CC Sabathia wins his major league-leading 16th game in the Yankees’ 3 – 2 defeat of the White Sox. The big lefthander is 9-1 over his last 10 starts.