In a 4 – 2 Mets win at Arizona, Mark Grace ends the game with a ground ball single, which hits pinch runner David Dellucci for the last out as Dellucci is charged with interference. It’s the D-backs 7th loss in nine games.

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In a 4 – 2 Mets win at Arizona, Mark Grace ends the game with a ground ball single, which hits pinch runner David Dellucci for the last out as Dellucci is charged with interference. It’s the D-backs 7th loss in nine games.

Braves’ 1B Wes Helms drives home a career-high seven runs with a triple and a pair of home runs as Atlanta defeats Milwaukee, 14 – 2. Helms had been hitless in his previous 18 at bats coming in to the game.

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Braves’ 1B Wes Helms drives home a career-high seven runs with a triple and a pair of home runs as Atlanta defeats Milwaukee, 14 – 2. Helms had been hitless in his previous 18 at bats coming in to the game.

The Blue Jays release P Joey Hamilton, ending a three-year struggling relationship between the club and the pitcher. The Jays had originally signed Hamilton to a three-year $16.5 million contract. The Jays then defeat the Orioles, 10 – 1, despite an infestation of aphids in the 3rd inning. Although the game is not delayed, home plate umpire Tim Welke asks that the roof of the SkyDome be closed. Toronto’s Jeff Frye wears a dust mask in the dugout.

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The Blue Jays release P Joey Hamilton, ending a three-year struggling relationship between the club and the pitcher. The Jays had originally signed Hamilton to a three-year $16.5 million contract. The Jays then defeat the Orioles, 10 – 1, despite an infestation of aphids in the 3rd inning. Although the game is not delayed, home plate umpire Tim Welke asks that the roof of the SkyDome be closed. Toronto’s Jeff Frye wears a dust mask in the dugout.

White Sox P Mark Buehrle tosses a one-hitter in defeating Tampa Bay, 4 – 0. Damian Rolls’ leadoff single in the 7th is the Devil Rays’ only hit. Buehrle walks one and faces just 28 batters.

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White Sox P Mark Buehrle tosses a one-hitter in defeating Tampa Bay, 4 – 0. Damian Rolls’ leadoff single in the 7th is the Devil Rays’ only hit. Buehrle walks one and faces just 28 batters.

The Brewers edge the visiting Atlanta Braves, 3 – 2, winning on a wild pitch by Jose Cabrera in the 11th. The Brewers break the two-million mark in attendance for just the second time in franchise history, the first being in 1983; however, the Brewers’ predecessors in Milwaukee, the Braves, broke two million each season from 1954 to 1957.

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The Brewers edge the visiting Atlanta Braves, 3 – 2, winning on a wild pitch by Jose Cabrera in the 11th. The Brewers break the two-million mark in attendance for just the second time in franchise history, the first being in 1983; however, the Brewers’ predecessors in Milwaukee, the Braves, broke two million each season from 1954 to 1957.

A jury orders Anheuser-Busch to pay the family of the late Roger Maris $50 million for improperly taking away a beer distributorship. Both sides plan to appeal the ruling, as attorneys for the Maris family said the panel meant to award the family $139 million, but were confused by the judge’s instructions to the jury.

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A jury orders Anheuser-Busch to pay the family of the late Roger Maris $50 million for improperly taking away a beer distributorship. Both sides plan to appeal the ruling, as attorneys for the Maris family said the panel meant to award the family $139 million, but were confused by the judge’s instructions to the jury.

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2001 – Orlando Merced cracks a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to tie the Mets then Moises Alou finishes the job in the tenth with an infield hit that scores Craig Biggio for a 4-3 triumph. Mike Williams, newly acquired from Pittsburgh, takes the win in relief. 

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2001 – Orlando Merced cracks a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to tie the Mets then Moises Alou finishes the job in the tenth with an infield hit that scores Craig Biggio for a 4-3 triumph. Mike Williams, newly acquired from Pittsburgh, takes the win in relief. 

The A’s make it easy for Mark Mulder, giving him an 11 – 0 lead after 4 innings. With Jermaine Dye, Miguel Tejada and Olmedo Saenz homering, they roll to a 17 – 4 pasting of Cleveland.

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The A’s make it easy for Mark Mulder, giving him an 11 – 0 lead after 4 innings. With Jermaine Dye, Miguel Tejada and Olmedo Saenz homering, they roll to a 17 – 4 pasting of Cleveland.

The Padres send P Woody Williams to the Cardinals for OF Ray Lankford, who has recently been benched. Williams will prove to be the real deal for the Cards, going 7-1 in 11 starts, with a 2.28 ERA during the remainder of the season.

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The Padres send P Woody Williams to the Cardinals for OF Ray Lankford, who has recently been benched. Williams will prove to be the real deal for the Cards, going 7-1 in 11 starts, with a 2.28 ERA during the remainder of the season.

The Mets defeat the Astros, 8 – 2, in 10 innings. New York scores six runs in the 10th, the most ever in that frame for a Mets club, with Edgardo Alfonzo’s three-run home run the big blow.

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The Mets defeat the Astros, 8 – 2, in 10 innings. New York scores six runs in the 10th, the most ever in that frame for a Mets club, with Edgardo Alfonzo’s three-run home run the big blow.