2016 – Brandon Crawford of the Giants becomes the first player in 41 years to collect 7 hits in a game, as he gets a triple, a double and five singles in a 14-inning, 8 – 7 win over the Marlins. His final hit, a single off Andrew Cashner in the 14th, drives home the winning run. The last player with 7 hits in a game, Rennie Stennett, had accomplished the feat in only 9 innings on September 16, 1975.

The first triple play in Petco Park history takes place in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jabari Blash, with runners on first and second, hits a grounder to Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco, who steps on the bag to begin 5-4-3 around-the-horn triple killing. The last triple play Philadelphia pulled off was accomplished single-handedly by Eric Bruntlett, who retired three Mets by himself in a 2009 contest at Citi Field.

Manny Machado has a chance to make history as he bangs three homers in the first three innings of Baltimore’s 10 – 6 win over the White Sox, but he makes outs in his last three at-bats and has to settle for a 3-for-6 performance.

At a crowded news conference, Yankee 3B/DH Alex Rodriguez announces he will play his final major league game against the Rays in the Bronx on August 12 before becoming a special adviser and instructor with the team. The 41 year-old A-Rod, currently hitting .204, will end his career with 696 home runs, fourth on the all-time list, trailing only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), and Babe Ruth (714). “Of course I think I can play baseball. You always think you have one more hit in you. That wasn’t in the cards. That was the Yankees’ decision and I’m at peace with it.” – ALEX RODRIGUEZ, announcing his retirement.

At a press conference, Alex Rodriguez announces that he will play his final game on August 12th and then retire with a year and half still left on his huge contract. A-Rod has been benched for the past month or so as his skills have badly eroded, and unless he goes on an unlikely power spree in his final week, will fall just short of 700 home runs, although he is still fourth on the all-time list. His announcement comes two days after teammate Mark Teixeira stated that he would retire at the end of the season.

Bartolo Colon becomes the first pitcher in the history of the Subway Series to record a victory as a member of both New York clubs when the visiting Mets beats the Bronx Bombers, 4-1. In 2011, Big Bart, in his only season with the Yankees, pitched six strong innings of shutout ball to earn a 5-2 victory over the Big Apple rivals at Citi Field.

Astros rookie Joe Musgrove makes his first major league appearance, coming in relief of injured starter Lance McCullers. The 23 year-old right-hander has an impressive debut when he completes the game, striking out 8 and yielding just a single in his 4.1 innings of work in Houston’s 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays at Minute Maid Park.

OF Max Kepler hits three home runs and drives in 6 runs in Minnesota’s 12 – 6 win over the Indians; he also singles in the 9th. After starting the season in the minors, Kepler leads all American League rookies in homers (14) and RBIs (44). For Cleveland, P Danny Salazar has the shortest outing of his career and will need to undergo an MRI on his elbow.

Danny Duffy takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning and strikes out a Royals franchise record 16 batters in a 3 – 0 win over the Rays. Desmond Jennings breaks his bid for immortality with a lead-off double in the 8th. Kelvin Herrera pitches the 9th to complete the combined one-hit shutout.

The trading deadline is pushed back by one day because the traditional date of July 31st falls on a Sunday this year, and teams take full advantage of the extra 24 hours as they conclude 18 trades today, involving a total of 49 players. Among the most active teams are the Rangers, who acquire C Jonathan Lucroy and P Jeremy Jeffress from Milwaukee and OF Carlos Beltran from the Yankees, giving up five prospects in return. Milwaukee also sends RP Will Smith to the Giants, who acquire P Matt Moore from Tampa Bay in a separate deal. The Dodgers land P Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick from Oakland and P Jesse Chavez from Toronto, the latter in return for P Mike Bolsinger. Toronto also swaps P Drew Hutchison with Pittsburgh to land P Francisco Liriano, and obtain P Scott Feldman from Houston. The Mets are also active, acquiring OF Jay Bruce from Cincinnatiand repatriating P Jon Niese from Pittsburgh, while the Cubs land P Joe Smith from the Angels.