Rookie P Jon Gray sets a Rockies team record by striking out 16 batters in shutting out the Padres, 8 – 0. Tom Murphy homers twice and has 5 RBIs to lead Colorado’s offense. Gray also becomes the second Rockies pitcher to strike four batters in an inning, doing so in the 2nd, and sets another team mark with six consecutive Ks.

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Rookie P Jon Gray sets a Rockies team record by striking out 16 batters in shutting out the Padres, 8 – 0. Tom Murphy homers twice and has 5 RBIs to lead Colorado’s offense. Gray also becomes the second Rockies pitcher to strike four batters in an inning, doing so in the 2nd, and sets another team mark with six consecutive Ks.

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Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.

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Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson hits two extra-inning home runs in the same game, giving the team a 3-2 victory over the Twins at Citi Field. The Grandy Man ties the game leading off in the 11th inning and then hits a two-out solo homer, the club’s 201st home run to set a franchise mark, in the following frame to end the game.