Play comes to a stop in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Nats game against the Mets when a praying mantis is discovered in the outfield at Nationals Park. The contest continues after New York outfielder Andres Torres carefully picks up the beneficial insect and gently hands it over to a member of the ballpark’s ground crew.

Gio Gonzalez, with his 16th victory, sets a team record when Washington beats the Mets at Nationals Park, 5-2. The 26 year-old southpaw, obtained in an offseason trade with Oakland, surpasses Livan Hernandez, who in 2005 posted a 15-10 record in the Nats’ inaugural season in the nation’s capital.

Play comes to a stop in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Nats game against the Mets when a praying mantis is discovered in the outfield at Nationals Park. The contest continues after New York outfielder Andres Torres carefully picks up the beneficial insect and gently hands it over to a member of the ballpark’s ground crew.

Gio Gonzalez, with his 16th victory, sets a team record when Washington beats the Mets at Nationals Park, 5-2. The 26 year-old southpaw, obtained in an offseason trade with Oakland, surpasses Livan Hernandez, who in 2005 posted a 15-10 record in the Nats’ inaugural season in the nation’s capital.

The Sinon Bulls drop a 10-2 game to the Lamigo Monkeys, but Bulls star Yi-Chuan Lin sets a new CPBL record with his 42nd double of the year, breaking Francisco Laureano’s 18-year-old mark. Matt DeSalvo gives up the record-setting double.

The Rouen Huskies win their 8th straight French Division I title, topping the Templiers de Sénart, 12 – 8, to take the finals, 3 games to 1. Ethan Paquette goes 3 for 4 with 4 RBI, Joris Bert scores 3 runs and Owen Ozanichgets the win in the finale.

In the 2012 Women’s Baseball World Cup, Japan tops the USA, 3 – 0, in the Gold Medal game for their third straight title. It is the best US finish since 2006. Yukari Isozaki scatters 7 hits in a complete game shutout to improve to 3-0, 0.33 in the Cup and take MVP honors. In the Bronze Medal game, it’s a different story, as host Canada edges Australia in a 17 – 13 slugfest with four RBI apiece from Ashley Stephenson and Stéphanie Savoie and four hits and four runs from Jenna Flannigan. Canada had not gotten a Medal in 2010, the only time they failed to do so in the five Women’s World Cups to this point.

Chad Billingsley wins his 6th straight start, pitching 7 innings in a 5 – 0 win over the Braves, and Los Angeles is back in first place in the back-and-forth NL West. Veteran minor league journeyman Luis Cruz hits his second homer in as many days and Mark Ellis drives in the other 4 runs.

The Pirates win a 19-inning marathon at St. Louis, 6 – 3. In the 17th, P James McDonald hits a pinch single and comes to score on Garrett Jones’ single which defects just off the glove of P Marc Rzepczynski. However, Juan Cruz is unable to close the game, allowing a game-tying sacrifice fly to Tony Cruz that scores pinch-runner Ryan Jackson in the bottom of the inning. Two innings later, Pedro Alvarez hits a solo homer off Barret Browning and Andrew McCutchen adds a two-run single before Wandy Rodriguez, tomorrow’s scheduled starter, pitches a second scoreless inning to wrap up the game.