The Rangers cruise to a 15 – 5 win over the Marlins as Nelson Cruz drives in 6 runs. Converted reliever Alexi Ogando improves to 8-3 on the year.

ByTom

The Rangers cruise to a 15 – 5 win over the Marlins as Nelson Cruz drives in 6 runs. Converted reliever Alexi Ogando improves to 8-3 on the year.

The Diamondbacks clean house, firing general manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch in one fell swoop. Bench coach Kirk Gibson will serve as interim manager, while team Vice-President Jerry DiPoto will take over GM duties. The Diamondbacks are last in the NL West with a record of 31-48, the third worst in the major leagues.

ByTom

The Diamondbacks clean house, firing general manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch in one fell swoop. Bench coach Kirk Gibson will serve as interim manager, while team Vice-President Jerry DiPoto will take over GM duties. The Diamondbacks are last in the NL West with a record of 31-48, the third worst in the major leagues.

The Rays come back twice to defeat the Twins, 5 – 4, in 10 innings. Carl Crawford goes 4 for 6 with 2 runs, 1 RBI, a stolen base and a great catch to rob Joe Mauer in the 5th inning. The Rays had not won back-to-back games since June 6-9th.

ByTom

The Rays come back twice to defeat the Twins, 5 – 4, in 10 innings. Carl Crawford goes 4 for 6 with 2 runs, 1 RBI, a stolen base and a great catch to rob Joe Mauer in the 5th inning. The Rays had not won back-to-back games since June 6-9th.

The Red Sox are facing a catching crunch, with back-up Jason Varitek apparently victim of a broken foot less than a week after starter Victor Martinez was placed on the disabled list with a broken thumb. With rookie Gustavo Molina the only healthy catcher on the roster, Boston repatriates veteran Kevin Cash from Houston, in a trade for infielder Angel Sanchez.

ByTom

The Red Sox are facing a catching crunch, with back-up Jason Varitek apparently victim of a broken foot less than a week after starter Victor Martinez was placed on the disabled list with a broken thumb. With rookie Gustavo Molina the only healthy catcher on the roster, Boston repatriates veteran Kevin Cash from Houston, in a trade for infielder Angel Sanchez.

On an interim basis, Kirk Gibson, the team’s bench coach, is promoted to be the manager of the Diamondbacks, replacing A.J. Hinch, who piloted the team to an 89-123 record in a little more than a full season in the dugout. In addition to letting go their manager, the last-place team also fires general manager Josh Byrnes.

ByTom

On an interim basis, Kirk Gibson, the team’s bench coach, is promoted to be the manager of the Diamondbacks, replacing A.J. Hinch, who piloted the team to an 89-123 record in a little more than a full season in the dugout. In addition to letting go their manager, the last-place team also fires general manager Josh Byrnes.

Is the era of high scoring over ? For the first time since September 1, 1976, three National League games end in 1 – 0 scores on the same day. All of the shutouts are combined efforts: Mike Pelfrey of the Mets beats Milwaukee, Johnny Cueto leads the Reds over Arizona, and the Dodgers defeat Colorado with an 8th-inning run.

ByTom

Is the era of high scoring over ? For the first time since September 1, 1976, three National League games end in 1 – 0 scores on the same day. All of the shutouts are combined efforts: Mike Pelfrey of the Mets beats Milwaukee, Johnny Cueto leads the Reds over Arizona, and the Dodgers defeat Colorado with an 8th-inning run.

Jonathan Papelbon passes Bob Stanley for the franchise lead for saves with 133.
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Jonathan Papelbon passes Bob Stanley for the franchise lead for saves with 133.

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One day after blowing the lead in a ten-run Oriole comeback, Jonathan Papelbon saves Boston’s come-from-behind 6 – 5 win over the Birds. The BoSox score 4 in the 9th to tie the game, giving Papelbon the chance to close it in the 11th, thereby passing Bob Stanley for the franchise lead for saves with 133.

In the shortest nine-inning game in the history of Coors Field, Aaron Cook throws only 79 pitches in the one hour, 58-minute contest. The right-hander’s five-hitter snaps the Rockies’ eight-game losing streak with the 4-0 victory over the visiting Padres.

ByTom

In the shortest nine-inning game in the history of Coors Field, Aaron Cook throws only 79 pitches in the one hour, 58-minute contest. The right-hander’s five-hitter snaps the Rockies’ eight-game losing streak with the 4-0 victory over the visiting Padres.

After walking 2,100 miles from Camp Verde, Arizona to reach Wrigley Field, Bill Holden throws the ceremonial first pitch and leads the crowd in singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the 7th-inning stretch at the Cubs game against the Nationals. Inspired by the DVD, This Old Cub, a documentary about former Cubs All-Star third baseman Ron Santo who lost both his legs to diabetes, the 56-year-old school teacher, with two bad knees, pounds the pavement for 172 days and raises $250,000 with his ‘Walk the Walk’ campaign for juvenile diabetes research.

ByThis Day in Baseball

After walking 2,100 miles from Camp Verde, Arizona to reach Wrigley Field, Bill Holden throws the ceremonial first pitch and leads the crowd in singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the 7th-inning stretch at the Cubs game against the Nationals. Inspired by the DVD, This Old Cub, a documentary about former Cubs All-Star third baseman Ron Santo who lost both his legs to diabetes, the 56-year-old school teacher, with two bad knees, pounds the pavement for 172 days and raises $250,000 with his ‘Walk the Walk’ campaign for juvenile diabetes research.