In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

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In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.

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The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.

Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

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Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

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New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

2009 – Justin Verlander strikes out 11 in 7 innings as Detroit bests Cleveland, 6 – 5. It is the Indians’ 11th straight loss, one short of the franchise record set in 1931.

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2009 – Justin Verlander strikes out 11 in 7 innings as Detroit bests Cleveland, 6 – 5. It is the Indians’ 11th straight loss, one short of the franchise record set in 1931.

When his team beats Kansas City, 10-3, Red Sox skipper Terry Francona moves ahead of Mike Higgins with his 561st win piloting Boston, the second-most in franchise history. Joe Cronin, the club’s all-time leader, accumulated 1,071 wins during his 13-year tenure with the team from 1935 to 1947.

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When his team beats Kansas City, 10-3, Red Sox skipper Terry Francona moves ahead of Mike Higgins with his 561st win piloting Boston, the second-most in franchise history. Joe Cronin, the club’s all-time leader, accumulated 1,071 wins during his 13-year tenure with the team from 1935 to 1947.

Trailing 8-0 at Dodger Stadium, the Giants take the lead, scoring nine runs in the top of the seventh inning. Although L.A. will come back twice to tie the score with clutch two-out hits in the eighth and ninth, San Francisco tallies four runs in the top of the tenth frame for the 14-10 victory.

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Trailing 8-0 at Dodger Stadium, the Giants take the lead, scoring nine runs in the top of the seventh inning. Although L.A. will come back twice to tie the score with clutch two-out hits in the eighth and ninth, San Francisco tallies four runs in the top of the tenth frame for the 14-10 victory.

2009 – Bobby Cox signs a one-year extension as manager of the Atlanta Braves, but announces it will be the last. After the 2010 season, he will become a consultant to the team’s front office. He has been the team’s manager since 1990 and led them to the world championship in Braves and 14 postseason appearances, the last in 2005.

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2009 – Bobby Cox signs a one-year extension as manager of the Atlanta Braves, but announces it will be the last. After the 2010 season, he will become a consultant to the team’s front office. He has been the team’s manager since 1990 and led them to the world championship in Braves and 14 postseason appearances, the last in 2005.

The Yankees are the first team to clinch a playoff spot this year after a 6 – 5 win over the Angels. Alex Rodriguez drives in Brett Gardner on a sacrifice fly in the 9th; he has a homer and 3 RBI in the game. Mariano Rivera pitches a scoreless 9th inning for the save.

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The Yankees are the first team to clinch a playoff spot this year after a 6 – 5 win over the Angels. Alex Rodriguez drives in Brett Gardner on a sacrifice fly in the 9th; he has a homer and 3 RBI in the game. Mariano Rivera pitches a scoreless 9th inning for the save.

Diamondback slugger Mark Reynolds establishes a new single-season strikeout mark for the second year in a row when he misses a 1-2 breaking ball from Madison Bumgarner, his 205th K of the campaign. Prior to breaking his own dubious mark and extending it with another whiff in the sixth inning, the 26 year-old third baseman collected his 100th RBI of the season in Arizona’s 10-8 Chase Field victory over San Francisco.

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Diamondback slugger Mark Reynolds establishes a new single-season strikeout mark for the second year in a row when he misses a 1-2 breaking ball from Madison Bumgarner, his 205th K of the campaign. Prior to breaking his own dubious mark and extending it with another whiff in the sixth inning, the 26 year-old third baseman collected his 100th RBI of the season in Arizona’s 10-8 Chase Field victory over San Francisco.