The Cubs sweep a doubleheader at home for the first time since 2003 as they dispose of the Cardinals, 7 – 4 and 5 – 3. They score thrice in the 7th inning of the nitecap to ensure the double win, a frame which features Cards P Seth Maness being ejected for arguing that Addison Russell’s single down the first base line is foul, and his successor Kevin Siegrist throwing a potential double play grounder by Dexter Fowler into the outfield.

Starters for the 2015 All-Star Game, which will be played in Cincinnati, OH, are announced. Early fears of a complete sweep of American League starting berths as a result of ballot stuffing by Royals fans are allayed, but they still manage to get four players elected. The leading vote-getter is Toronto 3B Josh Donaldson, who gathers over 14 million votes, thanks to a late patriotic surge coming from north of the border. In the National League, Nationals OF Bryce Harper leads all players with 13,8 million votes, almost double the highest total ever recorded by a member of the senior circuit.

Cincinnati rookie hurler Josh Smith ties a 108 year-old Reds record when he plunks Aramis Ramirez, Jean Segura, Gerardo Parra, and Carlos Gomez in the team’s 7-4 loss against Milwaukee at the Great American Ball Park. The last pitcher to hit four batters in a game was Nationals’ right-hander Livan Hernandez, who accomplished the dubious feat in 2005 against Colorado.

Carlos Carrasco of the Indians comes within one strike of pitching a no-hitter as the Rays’ Joey Butler lines a two-out, two-strike pitch in the 9th over 2B Jason Kipnis’ head. The hit comes after Carrasco had walked Asdrubal Cabrera and hit Brandon Guyer with a pitch earlier in the inning and drives in a run; Carrasco is removed from the game and Austin Adams records the last out of an 8 – 1 win.

Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto resigns over a rumored power struggle with manager Mike Scioscia. Former GM Bill Stoneman takes over on an interim basis.