Curtis Granderson, otherwise having a tremendous season, is embarrassed when he falls for the “play that never works”, when the opposing pitcher fakes a throw to third base, then throws to first. Granderson is picked offby Jordan Walden of the Angels to end the Yankees’ 6 – 4 loss to the Halos. Yanks manager Joe Girardi is philosophical about the blunder though: “Our aggressiveness has won us a lot of ballgames; tonight it cost us”, adding that baserunners were 15 for 15 in steal attempts against the Angels’ closer this year.

The Giants set an obscure record, but it is little consolation as they relent the NL West lead to the Diamondbacks. In the Giants’ 9 – 2 loss to the Pirates, Pablo Sandoval hits a solo homer off Jeff Karstens – the 19th consecutive solo shot by the team, tying a record set by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914. The Giants’ last long ball with men on base was on July 6th. Meanwhile in Phoenix, the D-Backs set down the Astros, 6 – 3, as Henry Sosa is the loser in his major league debut, to go half a game up on the Giants. Josh Collmenter is the winner.