The Phillies drub the Rockies‚ 15 – 4‚ as Randy Wolf becomes the first pitcher to homer twice in a game since Robert Person on June 2‚ 2002.

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The Phillies drub the Rockies‚ 15 – 4‚ as Randy Wolf becomes the first pitcher to homer twice in a game since Robert Person on June 2‚ 2002.

The Indians trounce the Blue Jays‚ 6 – 2. Ben Broussard hits his second pinch grand slam of the season for Cleveland and becomes only the 4th player in major league history to ever do so.

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The Indians trounce the Blue Jays‚ 6 – 2. Ben Broussard hits his second pinch grand slam of the season for Cleveland and becomes only the 4th player in major league history to ever do so.

It is all Pedro as the Red Sox down Tampa Bay‚ 6 – 0. Pedro Martinez (13-4) goes the distance with 10 strikeouts and no walks as he allows 6 hits. The Sox might have had more except for Tampa Bay centerfielder Rocco Baldelli‚ who throws out two consecutive runners (Kevin Millar and Jason Varitek) at home in the 5th.

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It is all Pedro as the Red Sox down Tampa Bay‚ 6 – 0. Pedro Martinez (13-4) goes the distance with 10 strikeouts and no walks as he allows 6 hits. The Sox might have had more except for Tampa Bay centerfielder Rocco Baldelli‚ who throws out two consecutive runners (Kevin Millar and Jason Varitek) at home in the 5th.

During the memorial service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in front of pews packed with Mets fans, team owner Fred Wilpon and former broadcast partner Gary Thorne deliver eulogies remembering the late Hall of Famer Bob Murphy. At the age of 79, ‘Murph’ who supplied 42 years of Happy Recaps for the Mets and spent a half of a century broadcasting big league games, lost his battle with lung cancer.

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During the memorial service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in front of pews packed with Mets fans, team owner Fred Wilpon and former broadcast partner Gary Thorne deliver eulogies remembering the late Hall of Famer Bob Murphy. At the age of 79, ‘Murph’ who supplied 42 years of Happy Recaps for the Mets and spent a half of a century broadcasting big league games, lost his battle with lung cancer.

The Red Sox defeat the Tigers‚ 11 – 9‚ despite 7 Detroit home runs. Tim Wakefield records the win for Boston despite tying a major league record by allowing 6 of the homers. Wakefield is the 6th modern pitcher to yield 6 round-trippers‚ but the first since Philadelphia’s George Caster did so 64 years ago against the Red Sox. The last pitcher to give up 6 homers and still win the game was Brooklyn’s Hollis Thurston in 1932.

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The Red Sox defeat the Tigers‚ 11 – 9‚ despite 7 Detroit home runs. Tim Wakefield records the win for Boston despite tying a major league record by allowing 6 of the homers. Wakefield is the 6th modern pitcher to yield 6 round-trippers‚ but the first since Philadelphia’s George Caster did so 64 years ago against the Red Sox. The last pitcher to give up 6 homers and still win the game was Brooklyn’s Hollis Thurston in 1932.

With the Toronto Blue Jays struggling in last place and mired in a five-game losing streak, manager Carlos Tosca is fired and replaced by first-base coach John Gibbons.

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With the Toronto Blue Jays struggling in last place and mired in a five-game losing streak, manager Carlos Tosca is fired and replaced by first-base coach John Gibbons.

At Yankee Stadium, less than an hour after the Blue Jays lose to New York for their fifth consecutive defeat, Toronto fires their manager, Carlos Tosca. First base coach John Gibbons will be the interim skipper for the remainder of the season.

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At Yankee Stadium, less than an hour after the Blue Jays lose to New York for their fifth consecutive defeat, Toronto fires their manager, Carlos Tosca. First base coach John Gibbons will be the interim skipper for the remainder of the season.

Continuing a tradition over a half a century old, the Cardinals announce their new ballpark, scheduled to open in 2006, will also be known as Busch Stadium. In 1953, a month after Anheuser-Busch purchased the Cardinals, the brewery bought Sportsman’s Park, renaming it Busch Stadium, and then kept the name in its new downtown stadium, which opened in 1966, calling the facility Busch Memorial Stadium.

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Continuing a tradition over a half a century old, the Cardinals announce their new ballpark, scheduled to open in 2006, will also be known as Busch Stadium. In 1953, a month after Anheuser-Busch purchased the Cardinals, the brewery bought Sportsman’s Park, renaming it Busch Stadium, and then kept the name in its new downtown stadium, which opened in 1966, calling the facility Busch Memorial Stadium.