The Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Rangers with a 7 – 5 win in Arlington. A.J. Burnett is the winner and Kyle Farnsworth registers his first save in almost two years with top relievers Jason Grilli and Mark Melancon both unavailable. Meanwhile, the Cardinals stay in first place in the NL Central with a 5 – 1 win over Milwaukee after not getting a hit until the 6th inning; they still lead the Pirates by a game.

At Marlins Park, benches clear when Brian McCann confronts Jose Fernandez as the Miami starting pitcher crosses home plate after hitting his first career home run. The Braves’ backstop and third baseman Chris Johnson take exception to the 21 year-old rookie right-hander admiring the home run from the batter box, then glaring into the Atlanta dugout as he was rounding the bases.

With three doubles and a home run, Mark Trumbo ties a franchise record with four extra-base hits and becomes the first player in Angels’ history to collect five hits and score five runs in the same game. The Anaheim first baseman’s ten total bases, however, yield only two RBIs in the Halos’ 12-6 victory over Toronto at the Rogers Centre.

2013 – Clay Buchholz is victorious in his return to the mound for the Red Sox after being out since June with a strained neck. He gives up no runs over five innings to improve to 10-0 on the year as the Sox blank the Rays, 2 – 0.

Juan Uribe homers in each of his first three trips to the plate in the Dodgers’ 8-1 victory over Arizona. Los Angeles goes yard six times in the Chavez Ravine contest, falling two shy of the franchise record established in 2002.

2013 – In a rare highlight for the Nationals this season, Gio Gonzalez pitches a one-hitter and is backed by five homers as the team rolls to an easy 9 – 0 win over the Mets. The Nats start off with a bang as Denard Span and Ryan Zimmerman greet Mets starter Carlos Torres with back-to-back long balls. Pinch-hitter Zach Lutz has the Mets’ only hit, a soft single that lands on the first base foul line to open the 7th.

The Reds complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 3 – 2 win capped by Ryan Hanigan’s game-ending double in the 9th, scoring Zack Cozart from first base. The Reds had last swept the Dodgers at home back in 1992.

2013 – The Cardinals move back into first place in their see-saw battle with the Pirates for the lead in the NL Central, winning 5 – 0 at home over the Bucs behind the pitching of Adam Wainwright. Wainwright comes back from being clubbed in his last two outings, when he gave up a total of 15 runs, to pitch 7 scoreless innings, while another player who has been struggling, 3B David Freese, contributes a home run.

Facing his former team, Yusmeiro Petit retires the first 26 Diamondbacks he faces in the Giants’ 3-0 victory at AT&T Park. The 28 year-old right-hander’s bid for perfection is spoiled by pinch-hitter Eric Chavez, who strokes a line drive single to right field with two outs in the ninth inning.

The Red Sox score 9 runs starting in the 7th inning, coming back from an 8 – 3 deficit to defeat the Yankees, 12 – 8. Mike Napoli’s grand slam is the key blow of the 7th, tying the score against Nook Logan, then Shane Victorino hits a two-run shot in the 8th to put the Sox ahead to stay.