The first triple play in Petco Park history takes place in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jabari Blash, with runners on first and second, hits a grounder to Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco, who steps on the bag to begin 5-4-3 around-the-horn triple killing. The last triple play Philadelphia pulled off was accomplished single-handedly by Eric Bruntlett, who retired three Mets by himself in a 2009 contest at Citi Field.

Bartolo Colon becomes the first pitcher in the history of the Subway Series to record a victory as a member of both New York clubs when the visiting Mets beats the Bronx Bombers, 4-1. In 2011, Big Bart, in his only season with the Yankees, pitched six strong innings of shutout ball to earn a 5-2 victory over the Big Apple rivals at Citi Field.

Astros rookie Joe Musgrove makes his first major league appearance, coming in relief of injured starter Lance McCullers. The 23 year-old right-hander has an impressive debut when he completes the game, striking out 8 and yielding just a single in his 4.1 innings of work in Houston’s 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park.

Danny Duffy takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning and strikes out a Royals franchise record 16 batters in a 3 – 0 win over the Rays. Desmond Jennings breaks his bid for immortality with a lead-off double in the 8th. Kelvin Herrera pitches the 9th to complete the combined one-hit shutout.

OF Max Kepler hits three home runs and drives in 6 runs in Minnesota’s 12 – 6 win over the Indians; he also singles in the 9th. After starting the season in the minors, Kepler leads all American League rookies in homers (14) and RBIs (44). For Cleveland, P Danny Salazar has the shortest outing of his career and will need to undergo an MRI on his elbow.

The trading deadline is pushed back by one day because the traditional date of July 31st falls on a Sunday this year, and teams take full advantage of the extra 24 hours as they conclude 18 trades today, involving a total of 49 players. Among the most active teams are the Rangers, who acquire C Jonathan Lucroy and P Jeremy Jeffress from Milwaukee and OF Carlos Beltran from the Yankees, giving up five prospects in return. Milwaukee also sends RP Will Smith to the Giants, who acquire P Matt Moore from Tampa Bay in a separate deal. The Dodgers land P Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick from Oakland and P Jesse Chavez from Toronto, the latter in return for P Mike Bolsinger. Toronto also swaps P Drew Hutchison with Pittsburgh to land P Francisco Liriano, and obtain P Scott Feldman from Houston. The Mets are also active, acquiring OF Jay Bruce from Cincinnatiand repatriating P Jon Niese from Pittsburgh, while the Cubs land P Joe Smith from the Angels.