Indian Manny Ramirez belts two homers to raise his five-game total to eight, becoming only the second player in history to do so. Frank Howard accomplished the feat twice in 1968.

The Giants score seven runs in the 3rd inning, and six more in the 4th, as they demolish the Dodgers by a score of 18 – 4. Bill Mueller and Jeff Kent bang grand slams in the two frames, just the second time in Giants history that two players have hit grand slams in a game (April 26, 1970 was the other).

Braves lefty Tom Glavine wins his 20th, shutting out Arizona, 5 – 0. The victory gives the Braves their second straight season of 100 wins, the first team in two decades to accomplish that. The Phillies of 1976-1977 posted identical 101-61 marks.

Houston’s Randy Johnson loses his no-hit bid in the 7th but improves his National League record to 9-1, beating the Pirates, 5 – 2. The Big Unit allows four hits.

Frank Thomas notches his 100th RBI – the 8th straight year he’s reached that level – by clouting a two-run home run in Chicago’s 11 – 9 win over Boston. Thomas’s home run is one of seven in the game in which 32 hits are registered.

The White Sox sell C Chad Kreuter to the Angels.

Mark McGwire hits home run #64 as he leads the Cardinals to a 5 – 2 win over the Brewers.

Cleveland OF Manny Ramirez ties a major league record by hitting his 6th home run over a three-game span. It’s his 43rd on the year. The last American League player to do so was Gus Zernial in 1951. The Indians defeat the Minnesota Twins, 9 – 1.

The Red Sox edge Baltimore, 3 – 2, with Flash Gordon picking up his 39th straight save, an American League record.

Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 53rd homer to pace the Mariners to an 8 – 0 whipping of Oakland. Tom Candiotti serves up the helping of gopher to Junior.