Atop of his right-field foul pole perch at Yankee Stadium, a not-so-shy squirrel watches the Bronx Bombers beat the Red Sox, 5-3. The bushy-tailed good luck charm has become a fan favorite, receiving standing ovations and cheers as he is shown on the scoreboard video screen scampering up and down on the pole.

Jake Peavy becomes the Padres leader in career strikeouts when he punches out Orlando Hudson looking at an inside fastball in the first inning of a 3-1 San Diego victory over the Diamondbacks at Petco Park. The right-handed fireballer, who fans 11 in the game, moves past Andy Benes, who had struck out 1036 batters, pitching for the Friars from 1989 to 1995.

Tom Shearn debuts for the Reds two days shy of his 30th birthday. He is the oldest pitcher to make his first major league start for the Reds since former Negro Leaguer Pat Scantlebury in 1956.

At Comiskey Park, the Red Sox complete a four-game annihilation of the White Sox, 11-1. Boston, tallying at least 10 runs in every contest, outscores their Windy City opponents, 46-7.

David Wells beats out a bunt single against John Maine in a 6 – 1 win by the Dodgers. Wells is 44 years old and 248 pounds and says that it is hard for your opponents to field when laughing hysterically.

Padres rookie Craig Stansberry makes his big league debut with a seventh-inning pinch-hit single in San Diego’s 4-3 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The 25 year-old, who moved to the United States when he was an infant, is the first person born in Saudi Arabia to participate in a major league game.

A day after protests concerning the sale of the gang-related items occurs in East Harlem, New Era announces it will remove the offending headwear which bears the colors and symbols of the Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings. Unknown to the Yankees, two white team caps had been wrapped with red and blue bandannas made by the MLB’s official cap manufacturer and had appeared to represent the Bloods and Crips, and also a black cap with the familiar interlocking NY had been available embroidered with a crown symbolic of the Latin Kings.

After waiting four hours and one minute to start the contest because of rain, the Yankees and Tigers begin an 11-inning marathon which takes four hours and 24 minutes to complete. The last pitch, which results in a three-run walk-off round-tripper hit by Detroit’s shortstop Carlos Guillen, is thrown at 3:30 am and sends the several thousands fans remaining at Comerica Park home listening to Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’ as they exit the ballpark.

With his 1,150th victory as the Bronx Bombers skipper, Joe Torre passes Casey Stengel for second place on the Yankees all time managerial win list. Joe McCarthy compiled a franchise record, winning 1,460 contests during his 16-year tenure in the dugout.

The Rangers rout the Orioles, 30 – 3, to set an American League record for runs. They score 9 more in the nightcap to set the AL record for runs in a doubleheader, breaking the previous mark of 36 held by the 1937 Tigers. The 1950 Red Sox and 1955 White Sox had previously held the single-game AL record of 29. No team had scored 30 in the major leagues since the Chicago Colts in 1897. Travis Metcalf, just back from the minors, drives in 8 in the twin bill. In the first game, Metcalf and Marlon Byrd both homer. David Murphy goes 5 for 7 with 5 runs. #8 hitter Jarrod Saltalamacchia and #9 hitter Ramon Vazquez both homer twice and drive in 7. Every Ranger scores at least once with Murphy and Saltalamacchia both crossing home five times. Vazquez scores the 30th run with a 3-run 9th-inning homer off Paul Shuey.