2007 – Placido Polanco plays his 144th consecutive game at second base without an error. This breaks Luis Castillo’s record, set earlier this season. The two streaks overlapped for many months. The Tigers still lose, 7 – 2, dropping them to 8 wins in their past 25 games and a tie for first place with the Indians.

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2007 – Placido Polanco plays his 144th consecutive game at second base without an error. This breaks Luis Castillo’s record, set earlier this season. The two streaks overlapped for many months. The Tigers still lose, 7 – 2, dropping them to 8 wins in their past 25 games and a tie for first place with the Indians.

Retiring 41 consecutive batters, Bobby Jenks breaks David Wells’s American League record (38) and ties the major league mark established by Jim Barr of the Giants, who retired 41 straight batters in 1972. The White Sox closer reached the record book by pitching a perfect ninth inning against the Mariners.

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Retiring 41 consecutive batters, Bobby Jenks breaks David Wells’s American League record (38) and ties the major league mark established by Jim Barr of the Giants, who retired 41 straight batters in 1972. The White Sox closer reached the record book by pitching a perfect ninth inning against the Mariners.

2007 – Magglio Ordóñez homers twice in the 2nd inning as the Tigers score eight against Dallas Braden. He becomes the second player in Detroit Tigers history to hit two home runs in an inning; Al Kaline was the other.

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2007 – Magglio Ordóñez homers twice in the 2nd inning as the Tigers score eight against Dallas Braden. He becomes the second player in Detroit Tigers history to hit two home runs in an inning; Al Kaline was the other.

2007 – Rick Guttormson of the Softbank Hawks becomes the first player in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball to be suspended for a positive banned-substance test. Guttormson tested positively for Finasteride, which is known as a masking agent for steroids. NPB instituted its steroid policy this year.

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2007 – Rick Guttormson of the Softbank Hawks becomes the first player in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball to be suspended for a positive banned-substance test. Guttormson tested positively for Finasteride, which is known as a masking agent for steroids. NPB instituted its steroid policy this year.

2007 – Aaron Harang shuts out the Dodgers, 1 – 0. It is the third straight shutout endured by Los Angeles. The last time the franchise suffered three whitewashes in a row was in the 1966 World Series.

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2007 – Aaron Harang shuts out the Dodgers, 1 – 0. It is the third straight shutout endured by Los Angeles. The last time the franchise suffered three whitewashes in a row was in the 1966 World Series.

Batting eighth in Tony La Russa’s batting order, Cardinals’ starting pitcher Braden Looper collects two hits in the fifth inning when St. Louis ties a big league record with 10 straight hits. The Redbirds use the consecutive safeties to score all their runs when they beat the visiting Padres, 10-5.

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Batting eighth in Tony La Russa’s batting order, Cardinals’ starting pitcher Braden Looper collects two hits in the fifth inning when St. Louis ties a big league record with 10 straight hits. The Redbirds use the consecutive safeties to score all their runs when they beat the visiting Padres, 10-5.

With his 246th career victory, an 8-5 win over Kansas City, Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina becomes the winningest pitcher in baseball history without a 20-win season. ‘Moose’ will reach the elusive milestone with a 20-9 record next season, his last in the majors.

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With his 246th career victory, an 8-5 win over Kansas City, Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina becomes the winningest pitcher in baseball history without a 20-win season. ‘Moose’ will reach the elusive milestone with a 20-9 record next season, his last in the majors.

Ryan Braun hits his 20th home run in the majors; it comes in his 64th game. This makes him the quickest Milwaukee Brewers player to 20 career homers. Bill Schroeder, with 94 games, held the old record.

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Ryan Braun hits his 20th home run in the majors; it comes in his 64th game. This makes him the quickest Milwaukee Brewers player to 20 career homers. Bill Schroeder, with 94 games, held the old record.

Both Barry Bonds (1 for 2, 2 BB) and Alex Rodriguez (2 for 5) end long hitless slumps but neither goes deep, Bonds remaining one homer shy of Hank Aaron and A-Rod one shy of 500. In A-Rod’s game, the White Soxtop the Yankees, 13 – 9. Both teams score 8 times in the second to set a major league record for runs in that frame.

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Both Barry Bonds (1 for 2, 2 BB) and Alex Rodriguez (2 for 5) end long hitless slumps but neither goes deep, Bonds remaining one homer shy of Hank Aaron and A-Rod one shy of 500. In A-Rod’s game, the White Soxtop the Yankees, 13 – 9. Both teams score 8 times in the second to set a major league record for runs in that frame.