The Bern Cardinals become the first team from Switzerland’s Ligue Nationale A to play in a European Cup – and nearly the first to win. They pound two young Regensburg Legionäre pitchers for seven runs in the first two innings, but the German club rallies for a 14-8 win behind solid relief from Wolfgang Reitter, a three-run homer from Chris Howard and 5 runs produced from Christoph Zirzlmeier.

Rookie Jarrod Parker keeps the powerful Rangers line-up hitless for 7 innings on his way to a 12 – 1 win by the Athletics. Michael Young ends Parker’s bid for a no-hitter with a leadoff single in the 8th; Parker only needs two more pitches to get out of the inning, on a pop-up and a double play grounder, then leaves the game. For Texas, OF Craig Gentry is pressed into mound service in the 8th, to give his team’s tired bullpen a breather.

17-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa is the top selection of the 2012 amateur draft, by the Houston Astros. Correa is the first player from Puerto Rico to be taken first overall. The Twins follow by selecting high school outfielder Byron Buxton. But it’s White Sox pick Courtney Hawkins, drafted 13th, who steals the show by performing a backflip on the set of the MLB Network studio to celebrate his selection.

The Red Sox need 14 innings to put away the A’s, 9 – 8. The A’s score 4 runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game, leading to the ejection of both P Jonathan Papelbon and C Jason Varitek, after 2B Dustin Pedroia misses a potential game-ending double play ground ball. Ryan Sweeney’s 11th-inning sacrifice fly puts the A’s ahead, but the Sox tie it right back on back-to-back doubles by Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury. J.D. Drew ends the game by singling in Carl Crawford with two outs in the 14th after striking out four times in his previous four at-bats. Guillermo Moscoso, the A’s 9th pitcher of the game, takes the loss.

Matt Kemp hits a pair of homers, including an 8th-inning grand slam, in an 11 – 8 Dodgers win over the Reds in Cincinnati. However, Los Angeles needs an 11th-inning single by Jamey Carroll to take the lead, his fourth hit of the game, to start a four-run rally against Carlos Fisher. The Dodgers are down 5 – 0 in the early going before Kemp and Carroll get to work. Rookie Javy Guerra earns his first big league win.

2010 – The Orioles, owners of the worst record in the major leagues at 15-39, dismiss manager Dave Trembley and replace him on an interim basis with third base coach Juan Samuel.

Miguel A. González tosses a five-hit shutout of Villa Clara to give La Habana a 6 – 0 win. La Habana takes the 2008-2009 Serie Nacional title, 4 games to 1, behind their strong pitching.

2008 – Joe Mauer drives in two runs on a sacrifice fly to become the first major leaguer to accomplish that since Alex Ochoa in 2001. Down 5 – 2 in the 5th against Daniel Cabrera and the Orioles, the Minnesota star flies to Adam Jones at the warning track. Nick Punto scores and after Jones falls while trying to throw, Carlos Gomez comes around from second base.