After beginning his last start with 6 perfect innings, the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta is at it again, taking a no-hitter into the 8th inning before the Red Sox’s Stephen Drew singles with two out. He ends up a 2 – 0 winner, as two relievers complete the two-hit shutout.

On the day of Seattle’s 39th annual Pride Parade, the Mariners become the first major league team to fly a rainbow gay pride flag. The move comes a few days after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

“When it comes to compassion, the Rays are batting .000.” – DELCIANNA WINDERS, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement at the PETA Foundation. Miguel Cabrera, joining Luis Gonzalez of the Dodgers, becomes only the second player to hit a homer into the 10,000-gallon touch tank at Tropicana Field. The Tigers slugger’s round-tripper draws the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who, in a written letter to the Rays’ organization, requests the team to allow the 30 or more captive cownose rays be returned to their natural habitat because the animals are subject to harassment, loud crowds, and at the risk of being injured by baseballs.

After a 14-inning marathon further lengthened by a two-hour-and-twenty-minute rain delay, the Pirates defeat the Brewers, 2 – 1, for their 9th straight win. Both starting pitchers have to leave after the 2nd-inning thunderstorm, but relievers Tyler Thornburg for Milwaukee and Vin Mazzaro for Pittsburgh are both outstanding, the latter retiring all 15 batters he faces in order. Trailing 1 – 0, the Bucs tie the game on a pair of hits off Jim Henderson in the 8th and Russell Martin finally ends the game with a pinch-hit single off Francisco Rodriguez in the bottom of the 14th.

Eddie Gamboa throws a seven-inning no-hitter for the Bowie BaySox against the Harrisburg Senators in the first game of a doubleheader in the Eastern League. A week ago, Gamboa, who began throwing the knuckleballonly this year, had taken a no-hitter into the 8th inning of a game against Altoona.

The Phillies trade veteran 1B Jim Thome to the Orioles for minor leaguers Kyle Simon and Gabriel Lino. The 41-year-old is hitting .242 with 5 home runs in 30 games, but had to miss a month with a bad back; in Baltimore, he will be used as a DH and won’t need to worry about having to play the field.

A rain delay during the 7th inning of a Frontier League game between the Joliet Slammers and the Southern Illinois Miners almost turns tragic, as hurricane-force winds begin tearing through the ballpark, ripping the tarp off the field and swallowing a number of the workers who are trying to secure it with sandbags. Luckily, no one is hurt, but the game is cancelled.

The Texas Rangers, leading the AL West, make a deal for veteran catcher Benjie Molina, acquiring him in a trade from the Giants for P Chris Ray. The Rangers have been winning in spite of lacking a proven backstop. In today’s game, Vladimir Guerrero’s bat does the damage, as he belts a grand slam and a solo homer among his four hits against his former teammates, the Angels, to lead Texas to a 6 – 4 victory. In his major league debut, Omar Beltre only goes 4 innings for the Rangers and Dustin Nippert picks up the win in relief – the team’s 21st this month, a franchise record. Josh Hamilton extends his hitting streak to 23 games in the contest.

For the second night in a row, the Yankees’ bats are stymied by a Mariners hurler. One day after Cliff Lee’s complete game win, Felix Hernandez pitches a two-hitter and strikes out 11 in a 7 – 0 win. Michael Saunders hits two homers for the winners.