Arizona’s Byung-Hyun Kim, 20-year-old Korean‚ makes his major league debut against the Mets. Relieving in the 9th‚ he strikes out Mike Piazza to end the game and preserve the 8 – 7 win.

Toronto scores 10 runs in the 7th inning and goes on to outlast Detroit‚ 12 – 6.

The Brewers light up Tom Glavine for 9 runs‚ the first time in his career the Atlanta ace has allowed that many. Milwaukee wins‚ 10 – 9.

Down 4 – 1 going into the 8th inning‚ the Milwaukee Brewers score 5 runs in the 8th and 7 runs in the 9th to defeat the Expos‚ 13 – 4.

The Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays‚ 10 – 8‚ as Tom Gordon extends his major league record to 50 consecutive saves in 50 chances.

Tampa Bay rookie P Ryan Rupe holds the Angels to one hit in 9 innings‚ but leaves the game in a scoreless tie. Anaheim scores 4 runs in the 10th off Roberto Hernández to win the game, 4 – 0. Chuck Finley hurls 9 scoreless frames for Anaheim as Troy Percival gets the win in relief.

The Orioles defeat the Rangers‚ 15 – 6‚ scoring 10 runs in the 1st inning. Baltimore OF Brady Anderson is hit by a pitch twice in the 1st to set an American League record, and tie the major league record. Anderson joins Willard Schmidt (1959) and Frank Thomas (1961) as the only batters hit by a pitch twice in one inning.

Kansas City 1B Jeff King announces his retirement‚ suggesting that his heart is no longer in the game.

The Mets rally for 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Phillies and Curt Schilling‚ 5 – 4.

The Yankees defeat the White Sox, 10 – 2, in the first game of a doubleheader. Roger Clemens gets the win for New York, giving him an American League-record 19 consecutive victories over the course of two seasons; he will extend the streak by one before losing. This win was delayed by a stint on the disabled list and a rainout. The White Sox come back to take the second game, 2 – 1.