Carl Everett becomes the first Ranger to hit two home runs in one inning. The Texas designated hitter homers twice in the nine-run 7th inning during the 12 – 4 rout of visiting Oakland.

The Dodgers send OF Hiram Bocachica to the Tigers for minor league P Tom Farmer and a player to be named later.

The Athletics obtain 2B Ray Durham from the White Sox in exchange for AAA pitcher Jon Adkins.

The Tigers shut out the Royals, 3 – 0, in one hour and 41 minutes – the fastest 9-inning game in the major leagues since 1984.

Damian Moss allows only a single safety in seven innings – Derrek Lee’s leadoff single in the 5th inning – as the Braves hold the Marlins to that one hit in a 10 – 0 victory.

Blue Jays veteran catcher Darrin Fletcher retires. Tom Wilson, with 68 major league games, is now the Jays’ most experienced backstop.

Oakland defeats Anaheim, 5 – 1, as Miguel Tejada hits his 22nd home run of the season. It is the 117th round-tripper of his career, breaking Eddie Joost’s career record for an Athletic SS.

The Reds obtain P Brian Moehler and IF Matt Boone from the Tigers in exchange for IF David Espinosa and two players to be named. Moehler, 1-1 with a 2.29 ERA, will go 2-4 with a 6.02 ERA as a Red.

The Dodgers get IF Tyler Houston from the Brewers in exchange for pitchers Ben Diggins and Shane Nance.

Although the Los Angeles Times has reported MLB players had tentatively set a strike date of September 16, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, denies the reported decision about a timeframe. The work stoppage would be baseball’s ninth since 1972.