Jason Marquis pitches a two-hitter to lead the Padres to a 5 – 0 win at Pittsburgh, where the Padres have won 11 consecutive games. Marquis takes a no-hitter into the 7th until Travis Snider manages a single to lead off the inning. The Padres are the only team remaining for which no pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter, after Johan Santana broke the New York Mets’ drought earlier this year.

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Jason Marquis pitches a two-hitter to lead the Padres to a 5 – 0 win at Pittsburgh, where the Padres have won 11 consecutive games. Marquis takes a no-hitter into the 7th until Travis Snider manages a single to lead off the inning. The Padres are the only team remaining for which no pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter, after Johan Santana broke the New York Mets’ drought earlier this year.

Sammy Sosa 600th Homerun
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Sammy Sosa slugged his 600th home run against his former team – Chicago

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On June 20, 2007, Sammy Sosa slugged his 600th home run in the Rangers’ 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Sosa had homered against every team except the Cubs, for whom he played much of his career. The homer came off Jason Marquis, who was wearing #21 – the number…