Jeff Francoeur is traded to the Rangers by the Mets in exchange for infielder Joaquin Arias. The rifle-armed right fielder will be a right-handed bat off the bench and defensive replacement for the playoff-bound Texas team.

The Dodgers trade a player to be named (infielder Tony Abreu) to the Diamondbacks in exchange for starter Jon Garland. The 31 year-old right-hander will post a 3-2 record with a 2.72 ERA in his six late-season starts for the Dodgers, before signing as a free agent with San Diego.

Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman makes his major league debut. Pitching for the Reds, he hits 102 mph on the radar gun during an inning of relief work as Cincinnati defeats Milwaukee, 8 – 4. Joey Votto drives in three runs with a pair of doubles as Sam LeCure wins in relief of Aaron Harang.

For the first time this season, the Padres are struggling. They lose their sixth in a row, 7 – 4, to Arizona. The D-Backs chase starter Kevin Correia with 5 runs in the 5th inning.

Mike Moustakas of Omaha (Pacific Coast League) hits two homers and drives in 5 runs in the 3rd inning of a game with Round Rock, but he’s far from done. He adds a three-run double in the 4th and a three-run homer in the 7th to finish with a franchise-record 11 RBI as Omaha wins, 23 – 5. Moustakas is also named the Texas League Player of the Year today after hitting .341 with 21 homers and 76 RBI for Northwest Arkansas prior to his promotion to AAA Omaha. He now leads all minor league players with 34 homers.

Carlos Zambrano becomes the first major league pitcher to homer in eight straight seasons since Gary Peters (1963-1971), launching one in a 14 – 2 Cubs rout of Pittsburgh.

After initially ruling Brian McCann’s drive a double, the umpires take only 86 seconds to overturn the call, making it the first time in baseball history a game ends with a walk-off home run thanks to a video review of a play. The backstop’s ninth-inning round-tripper, which clearly bounced off the top of the outfield wall and struck a second barrier, gives the Braves a 7-6 comeback victory over Florida.

Nationals manager Jim Riggleman benches Nyjer Morgan for the ‘unprofessional’ play of his outfielder during yesterday’s 14-5 victory over St. Louis. The center fielder had bowled over and severely injured Bryan Anderson at home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning even though the Cardinal catcher didn’t have the ball, and when he neglected to touch home plate is called out on the play.

The White Sox pick up slugger Manny Ramirez on waivers from the Dodgers, assuming the remainder of his salary for the year, estimated at $3.85 million. The Sox offered the Dodgers a prospect in order to pay a smaller portion of Manny’s salary, but Los Angeles declined the offer. His last presence as a Dodger is a pinch-hitting appearance with the bases loaded today, during which he is ejected for arguing a first-pitch strike. The 38-year-old Ramirez has missed 59 games this season through various injuries, but has batted a solid .313 with 8 homers and 40 RBI when he has taken the field.