Rob Cordemans moves into third place on the all-time Hoofdklasse strikeout leader board in a 10 – 1 Amsterdam Pirates win over HCAW. He fans rookie Peter van Doesburg to tie Craig McGinnis at 1,571 then passes him later in the inning by whiffing Randy Reiph. Only Bart Volkerijk (1,942) and Peter Callenbach (1,636) are still ahead of Cordemans.

Erik Bedard racks up 11 strikeouts over five innings on his way to leading the Pirates to tie a team-record 17 whiffs in a 6 – 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ryan Dempster of the Cubs and Homer Bailey of the Reds both celebrate their birthday by pitching against each other. It is believed to be the first time in major league history that opposing starting pitchers are both pitching on their birthdays.

The great Mariano Rivera, baseball’s all-time save leader, suffers a torn ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice before the Yankees’ game with the Royals. He is carted off the field, and at 42, the injury appears to be career-ending, but he will be back to pitch a final season in 2013.