The Yankees win their 6th straight game, 2 – 1, on Russell Martin’s walk-off homer off Oakland’s Sean Doolittle in the 10th inning. However, the surprising Orioles continue to keep pace, with a 4 – 2 win over the Red Sox, staying one game behind. Matt Wieters drives in three runs and Jim Johnson saves his 46th game of the year, passing Randy Myers for the team record.

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The Yankees win their 6th straight game, 2 – 1, on Russell Martin’s walk-off homer off Oakland’s Sean Doolittle in the 10th inning. However, the surprising Orioles continue to keep pace, with a 4 – 2 win over the Red Sox, staying one game behind. Matt Wieters drives in three runs and Jim Johnson saves his 46th game of the year, passing Randy Myers for the team record.

Suspended Giants OF Melky Cabrera asks that his name be taken out of consideration for the National League batting crown. Cabrera was hitting .346 while one plate appearance short of qualifying for the batting title when he was suspended for PED use on August 15th. In an agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association that ends a budding controversy, Cabrera agrees that rule 10.22 (a) which allows additional hitless plate appearances to be added to a player who falls just short of meeting the qualifying minimum, will not be applied to him this year, thus making him ineligible for the prestigious honor. Andrew McCutchen is currently leading the batting race with a .339 average, well behind Cabrera’s immutable number.

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Suspended Giants OF Melky Cabrera asks that his name be taken out of consideration for the National League batting crown. Cabrera was hitting .346 while one plate appearance short of qualifying for the batting title when he was suspended for PED use on August 15th. In an agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association that ends a budding controversy, Cabrera agrees that rule 10.22 (a) which allows additional hitless plate appearances to be added to a player who falls just short of meeting the qualifying minimum, will not be applied to him this year, thus making him ineligible for the prestigious honor. Andrew McCutchen is currently leading the batting race with a .339 average, well behind Cabrera’s immutable number.