The Rays win their tenth straight game at home, defeating Oakland, 7 – 2. David Price strikes out 12 on his way to his 5th win of the year for Tampa Bay, which was also won 12 of its last 13 games.

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The Rays win their tenth straight game at home, defeating Oakland, 7 – 2. David Price strikes out 12 on his way to his 5th win of the year for Tampa Bay, which was also won 12 of its last 13 games.

Henderson Alvarez throws his first career shutout for the Blue Jays, defeating the Angels, 4 – 0. It comes one day after teammate Brandon Morrow shut out Los Angeles on a three-hitter, the first back-to-back complete game shutouts by Blue Jay pitchers since Jack Morris and Al Leiter in their last World Series-winning season, in 1993. For his part, Ervin Santana falls to 0-6 for the struggling Angels. The Angels have failed to score in Santana’s last five starts, setting a major league record for poor run support.

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Henderson Alvarez throws his first career shutout for the Blue Jays, defeating the Angels, 4 – 0. It comes one day after teammate Brandon Morrow shut out Los Angeles on a three-hitter, the first back-to-back complete game shutouts by Blue Jay pitchers since Jack Morris and Al Leiter in their last World Series-winning season, in 1993. For his part, Ervin Santana falls to 0-6 for the struggling Angels. The Angels have failed to score in Santana’s last five starts, setting a major league record for poor run support.

An anonymous bidder pays $418,250 for the baseball hit by Mookie Wilson that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner, allowing the Mets to cap a two-out rally with a 6-5 walk-off victory in the tenth inning in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The historic horsehide was the centerpiece of memorabilia being offered by Heritage Auctions from the collection of Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky, which also included Reggie Jackson’s third home run ball from Game 6 of the 1977 Fall Classic ($65,725), the Ranger cap that Jose Canseco was wearing in 1993 when a ball bounced off his head over the wall for a homer ($11,950), and a 1965 baseball signed by the Beatles from the Shea Stadium concert ($65,725).

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An anonymous bidder pays $418,250 for the baseball hit by Mookie Wilson that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner, allowing the Mets to cap a two-out rally with a 6-5 walk-off victory in the tenth inning in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The historic horsehide was the centerpiece of memorabilia being offered by Heritage Auctions from the collection of Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky, which also included Reggie Jackson’s third home run ball from Game 6 of the 1977 Fall Classic ($65,725), the Ranger cap that Jose Canseco was wearing in 1993 when a ball bounced off his head over the wall for a homer ($11,950), and a 1965 baseball signed by the Beatles from the Shea Stadium concert ($65,725).

The great Mariano Rivera, baseball’s all-time save leader, suffers a torn ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice before the Yankees’ game with the Royals. He is carted off the field, and at 42, the injury appears to be career-ending, but he will be back to pitch a final season in 2013.

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The great Mariano Rivera, baseball’s all-time save leader, suffers a torn ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice before the Yankees’ game with the Royals. He is carted off the field, and at 42, the injury appears to be career-ending, but he will be back to pitch a final season in 2013.

Ryan Dempster of the Cubs and Homer Bailey of the Reds both celebrate their birthday by pitching against each other. It is believed to be the first time in major league history that opposing starting pitchers are both pitching on their birthdays.

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Ryan Dempster of the Cubs and Homer Bailey of the Reds both celebrate their birthday by pitching against each other. It is believed to be the first time in major league history that opposing starting pitchers are both pitching on their birthdays.

Erik Bedard racks up 11 strikeouts over five innings on his way to leading the Pirates to tie a team-record 17 whiffs in a 6 – 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Erik Bedard racks up 11 strikeouts over five innings on his way to leading the Pirates to tie a team-record 17 whiffs in a 6 – 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rob Cordemans moves into third place on the all-time Hoofdklasse strikeout leader board in a 10 – 1 Amsterdam Pirates win over HCAW. He fans rookie Peter van Doesburg to tie Craig McGinnis at 1,571 then passes him later in the inning by whiffing Randy Reiph. Only Bart Volkerijk (1,942) and Peter Callenbach (1,636) are still ahead of Cordemans.

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Rob Cordemans moves into third place on the all-time Hoofdklasse strikeout leader board in a 10 – 1 Amsterdam Pirates win over HCAW. He fans rookie Peter van Doesburg to tie Craig McGinnis at 1,571 then passes him later in the inning by whiffing Randy Reiph. Only Bart Volkerijk (1,942) and Peter Callenbach (1,636) are still ahead of Cordemans.

Chipper Jones hits a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning to give the Braves a wild 15 – 13 win over the Phillies. The Braves come back twice, down 6 – 0 against ace Roy Halladay, and down by 4 runs in the 8th, only to see their closer, Craig Kimbrel, blow a 13 – 12 lead in the 9th. Carlos Ruiz drives in 7 runs in a losing cause for Philadelphia. Jason Giambi also hits a walk-off homer today. The Elias Sports Bureau reports that it is the first time two players over 40 hit walk-off homers on the same day.

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Chipper Jones hits a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning to give the Braves a wild 15 – 13 win over the Phillies. The Braves come back twice, down 6 – 0 against ace Roy Halladay, and down by 4 runs in the 8th, only to see their closer, Craig Kimbrel, blow a 13 – 12 lead in the 9th. Carlos Ruiz drives in 7 runs in a losing cause for Philadelphia. Jason Giambi also hits a walk-off homer today. The Elias Sports Bureau reports that it is the first time two players over 40 hit walk-off homers on the same day.

A.J. Burnett is trounced for 12 runs in 2 2/3 innings as the Cardinals rout the Pirates. He allows the most runs by a Pirate hurler in 80 years and gives up more earned runs in under 3 innings than anyone else since earned runs first became an official statistic in 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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A.J. Burnett is trounced for 12 runs in 2 2/3 innings as the Cardinals rout the Pirates. He allows the most runs by a Pirate hurler in 80 years and gives up more earned runs in under 3 innings than anyone else since earned runs first became an official statistic in 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Jered Weaver throws the 10th no-hitter in franchise history for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, disposing of Minnesota, 9 – 0. He gives up a single walk in the game, while one batter reaches on a dropped third strike. The no-no comes less than a year after teammate Ervin Santana threw one against the Indians in July of 2011.

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Jered Weaver throws the 10th no-hitter in franchise history for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, disposing of Minnesota, 9 – 0. He gives up a single walk in the game, while one batter reaches on a dropped third strike. The no-no comes less than a year after teammate Ervin Santana threw one against the Indians in July of 2011.