Rookie Mike Trout hits two homers as the Angels whip the Mariners, 13 – 6. The 20-year-old drives in 5 runs and the Angels score 8 in the 5th inning to give Jerome Williams his second victory in a week, after he had gone 6 years between wins.
With a 9-4 victory over Colorado at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks extend their home winning streak to a franchise record-tying 11 games. The consecutive string of victories in the desert equals the mark set by the 2000 and 2003 teams.
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.
Edgar Renteria hits a grand slam in the 7th inning as San Francisco defeats Colorado, 9 – 5, completing a three-game sweep that puts the two teams in a tie in the National League wild card race.
Zack Greinke pitches a one-hitter to beat Seattle, 3 – 0. The Royals hurler allows only a 2nd-inning single by Kenji Johjima.
In the first inning of a 7-2 defeat to the A’s, Red Sox starter Curt Schilling whiffs Nick Swisher swinging to record his 3000th career strikeout. The Alaskan-born right-hander becomes the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach the milestone.
In an effort to bolster their starting rotation as they pursue the NL wild card, the Padres obtain hometown favorite southpaw David Wells from the Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The 43 year-old ‘Boomer,’ who had played for San Diego in 2004, posted a 2-3 record with a 4.98 ERA during an injury-plagued (knee) campaign in Beantown.
Adam LaRoche’s nine total bases and three RBIs help the Braves beat the Giants at Turner Field, 5-3. The 26 year-old first baseman’s offensive output includes three doubles and a triple.
2005 – In the long tradition of the Bronx Bombers, Alex Rodriguez becomes only the second right-handed batter in Yankees history to hit 40 homers in a season. The Yankees’ third baseman joins Joe DiMaggio, who hit 46 homers in 1937, the only time “Joltin’ Joe” reached the 40 mark.