Corendon Kinheim sets a Hoofdklasse record with 20 1st-inning runs in a 26 – 0 romp over the ADO Lakers. Bryan Engelhardt drives in six runs that inning and nine on the day, going 6 for 6 with two home runs, a double and five runs. Dirk van ‘t Klooster scores three of his five runs in the 1st. Odion Gouverneur and Rick van de Post are the battered pitchers. Leon Boyd and two relievers combine on a two-hitter for Kinheim.

The Astros suffer yet another brutal loss, giving up 9 runs in the 5th inning to fall to the Diamondbacks, 12 – 4. After the game, manager Brad Mills, hitting coach Mike Barnett and first base coach Bobby Meacham are all fired. The Astros have the worst record in the majors at 39-82 and are threatening to set a new franchise record for losses for the second straight year.

Hanley Ramirez drives in 4 runs with two homers as the Dodgers win the annual Civil Rights Game, 6 – 2, over the Atlanta Braves. Hanley’s 2nd-inning homer is followed by those of teammates James Loney and Luis Cruzin a span of four pitches by Ben Sheets. The four homers are the Dodgers’ only hits of the game, but suffice to provide Aaron Harang with the win.

The Rays tie a record for the largest comeback in team history, overcoming an 8 – 0 deficit after 4 innings to beat the Angels, 10 – 8. Carlos Pena caps the comeback with his first career pinch homer, a two-run shot off Kevin Jepsen in the 8th.

The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg win their 4th Bundesliga title in six years, topping the Paderborn Untouchables, 14 – 1, to sweep the best-of-five finals. Finals MVP Mike Bolsenbroek allows 3 hits and strikes out 8 in 7 innings to easily beat Eugen Heilmann. Matt Vance and Christopher Howard combine for 7 RBI, while Vance scores four times.

Adam Dunn becomes the 50th major leaguer to hit 400 career runs when he goes deep in the eighth inning with a two-run blast off Tim Collins in a White Sox loss to Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. The 32 year-old Chicago first baseman joins Paul Konerko in reaching the milestone this season, making them the first teammates in baseball history to hit their 400th round-tripper in the same year playing for the same team.

1B Mike Jacobs, currently playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the Pacific Coast League, is the first North American professional athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. He receives a 50-game suspension from Major League Baseball, and is released by the parent Colorado Rockies.

Leading 1 – 0 entering the bottom of the 9th, the Rangers cough up the game when reliever Mike Adams gives up a two-run walk-off home run to Angels rookie Mark Trumbo. A loss by the Angels would have virtually eliminated them from contention in the AL West; with the win, they are 6 games behind Texas and still have a glimmer of hope.

Mike Jacobs becomes the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30 year-old Rockies minor league first baseman, who has played for the Mets, Marlins, and Royals, is handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH.