The Kansas City Royals blow an early 6 – 0 lead and drop their 13th straight game with a 13 – 8 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The skid is the second-longest ever for the Royals, who lost 19 straight the previous season and are a major league-worst 10-35.

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The Kansas City Royals blow an early 6 – 0 lead and drop their 13th straight game with a 13 – 8 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The skid is the second-longest ever for the Royals, who lost 19 straight the previous season and are a major league-worst 10-35.

Quit now, Adam! In the Cardinals’ 10 – 4 win over the Giants, rookie Adam Wainwright pitches 3 innings in relief for the victory, and homers in his first major league at bat, on the first pitch.

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Quit now, Adam! In the Cardinals’ 10 – 4 win over the Giants, rookie Adam Wainwright pitches 3 innings in relief for the victory, and homers in his first major league at bat, on the first pitch.

Carlos Beltran hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the 16th inning that gives the Mets a 9 – 8 victory over Philadelphia. The game lasts 5 hours, 22 minutes, has 522 pitches and is the longest for the Mets since 1995.

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Carlos Beltran hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the 16th inning that gives the Mets a 9 – 8 victory over Philadelphia. The game lasts 5 hours, 22 minutes, has 522 pitches and is the longest for the Mets since 1995.

Ramón Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles goes 3 for 5 with two home runs, including a three-run shot and a grand slam, in the Orioles’ 14 – 4 victory over Seattle.

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Ramón Hernandez of the Baltimore Orioles goes 3 for 5 with two home runs, including a three-run shot and a grand slam, in the Orioles’ 14 – 4 victory over Seattle.

Russell Branyan’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning boosts the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 4 – 3 victory over the Florida Marlins. It marks Tampa Bay’s second straight victory in its last at-bat. Aubrey Huff was the hero the previous day, clubbing a game-winning solo home run off Yusmeiro Petit to lead off the bottom of the 10th in a 5 – 4 win. This is the eighth time this season the Marlins have lost in their opponents’ final at-bat. Florida has lost four straight games when entering the 9th inning with a lead, tying the major league record set by Tampa Bay in May 2002.

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Russell Branyan’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning boosts the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 4 – 3 victory over the Florida Marlins. It marks Tampa Bay’s second straight victory in its last at-bat. Aubrey Huff was the hero the previous day, clubbing a game-winning solo home run off Yusmeiro Petit to lead off the bottom of the 10th in a 5 – 4 win. This is the eighth time this season the Marlins have lost in their opponents’ final at-bat. Florida has lost four straight games when entering the 9th inning with a lead, tying the major league record set by Tampa Bay in May 2002.

Melvin Mora signs a three-year extension with the Baltimore Orioles that will keep him with the club through the 2009 season. The new deal is worth a guaranteed $25 million and includes an option for a fourth year.

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Melvin Mora signs a three-year extension with the Baltimore Orioles that will keep him with the club through the 2009 season. The new deal is worth a guaranteed $25 million and includes an option for a fourth year.

In interleague play, David Wright wins the first Subway Series game of the year between the two New York City teams when he hits a two-out RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Mets a 7 – 6 victory over the Yankees

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In interleague play, David Wright wins the first Subway Series game of the year between the two New York City teams when he hits a two-out RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Mets a 7 – 6 victory over the Yankees

Delmon Young is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hits a replacement umpire in the chest. The Devil Rays’ top prospect, the brother of Tiger star Dmitri Young, was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America in 2005.

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Delmon Young is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hits a replacement umpire in the chest. The Devil Rays’ top prospect, the brother of Tiger star Dmitri Young, was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America in 2005.