Phillies first baseman John Kruk gets five hits in Philadelphia’s 10 – 7 win over the visiting Cardinals.
Phillies first baseman John Kruk gets five hits in Philadelphia’s 10 – 7 win over the visiting Cardinals.
Phillies first baseman John Kruk gets five hits in Philadelphia’s 10 – 7 win over the visiting Cardinals.
The Padres blank the Cubs, 8 – 0, as San Diego outfielder Tony Gwynn knocks five hits in a game for the third time this season.
The Padres trade pitchers Bruce Hurst and Greg Harris to the Rockies in exchange for C Brad Ausmus and pitchers Doug Bochtler and Andy Ashby.
Outfielder Tom Brunansky of the Brewers ends the Red Sox’s 10-game win streak with a two-run, two-out home run in the bottom of the 9th for a 3 – 2 win. The dinger comes off Jeff Russell in relief of Roger Clemens.
1993 – Detroit P Mike Moore hurls a one-hit, 3 – 0 shutout over the Royals. Wally Joyner’s 2nd-inning single is the only Kansas City safety.
Giving up four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Three Rivers Stadium, the Braves lose to the Pirates, 8-7, to fall ten games behind the division-leading Giants. In a remarkable turn-around, Atlanta posts a 54-19 record after the All-Star break, finishing with 104 victories, and will win the National League West historic race on the last day of the season by a single game.
During Colorado’s 7 – 6 win over St. Louis, Cardinal P Bob Tewksbury surrenders a walk to Eric Young in the 7th inning, ending his streak of 55 1/3 innings without issuing a free pass. The National League record is 68.
Kansas City’s Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit’s Mark Leiter in the Royals’ 12 – 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off K.C. P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.
Jose Uribe walks on a 3-2 count thanks to home umpire Harry Wendelstedt losing track of the pitches. The fifth-inning base-on-balls leads to a run when the Astros shortstop scores on Steve Finley’s double in Houston’s 5-3 victory over the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.
In Minnesota’s 7 – 2 win over Detroit, Tony Phillips goes 0 for 4 with two strikeouts against two Twins pitchers – Kevin Tapani and Carl Willis. It is his only game without a hit, walk or hit by pitch in a string of 101 games.
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