Jim Edmonds hits a three-run home run off closer Danny Graves, and John Mabry adds a two-run homer that completes the greatest 9th-inning comeback in St. Louis Cardinals history. The Cardinals send 12 batters to the plate and score seven runs in the top of the 9th to beat Cincinnati, 10 – 9.

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Jim Edmonds hits a three-run home run off closer Danny Graves, and John Mabry adds a two-run homer that completes the greatest 9th-inning comeback in St. Louis Cardinals history. The Cardinals send 12 batters to the plate and score seven runs in the top of the 9th to beat Cincinnati, 10 – 9.

Mike Cameron hits four home runs and comes close to a record-setting fifth in leading the Seattle Mariners to a 15 – 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cameron is only the 13th player in major league history to homer four times in a game. He connects in his first four at-bats in just five innings as he joins Bret Boone as the first teammates to hit two home runs in the same inning. They connect back-to-back twice in a 10-run 1st.

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Mike Cameron hits four home runs and comes close to a record-setting fifth in leading the Seattle Mariners to a 15 – 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Cameron is only the 13th player in major league history to homer four times in a game. He connects in his first four at-bats in just five innings as he joins Bret Boone as the first teammates to hit two home runs in the same inning. They connect back-to-back twice in a 10-run 1st.

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2001 – Lance Berkman and Moises Alou slug back-to-back home runs in the tenth inning then hold on to nip the Mets, 6-5. Solo shots are the order of the day as Alou, Craig Biggio and Daryle Ward go yard in the eighth inning as well. Carlos Alfonso and Jay Payton play long ball for New York. 

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2001 – Lance Berkman and Moises Alou slug back-to-back home runs in the tenth inning then hold on to nip the Mets, 6-5. Solo shots are the order of the day as Alou, Craig Biggio and Daryle Ward go yard in the eighth inning as well. Carlos Alfonso and Jay Payton play long ball for New York. 

The Braves beat the Brewers, 1 – 0, as Greg Maddux hurls a two-hitter and strikes out a career-high 14, including 8 of the last 10 batters he faces. It is his 100th complete game, as B.J. Surhoff’s solo home run in the 3rd inning off Paul Rigdon is the only run he needs.

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The Braves beat the Brewers, 1 – 0, as Greg Maddux hurls a two-hitter and strikes out a career-high 14, including 8 of the last 10 batters he faces. It is his 100th complete game, as B.J. Surhoff’s solo home run in the 3rd inning off Paul Rigdon is the only run he needs.

En route to the team’s ninth division title in ten years, the Braves win their fifteenth consecutive game when they beat L.A. at Chavez Ravine, 5-3. The winning streak, which began on April 16, ties an Atlanta record.

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En route to the team’s ninth division title in ten years, the Braves win their fifteenth consecutive game when they beat L.A. at Chavez Ravine, 5-3. The winning streak, which began on April 16, ties an Atlanta record.

The Atlanta Braves become the first National League team in 49 years to win 15 straight games by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5 – 3. The last team to do so was the 1951 New York Giants. The Braves’ streak will end tomorrow.

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The Atlanta Braves become the first National League team in 49 years to win 15 straight games by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5 – 3. The last team to do so was the 1951 New York Giants. The Braves’ streak will end tomorrow.

In Kerry Wood’s comeback game following surgery, the fireballer sets down the Houston Astros for six innings, allowing three hits and one run. The Chicago Cubs make it easy for Wood, scoring 10 runs in the first five innings. Wood helps himself with one of three Cubs home runs.

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In Kerry Wood’s comeback game following surgery, the fireballer sets down the Houston Astros for six innings, allowing three hits and one run. The Chicago Cubs make it easy for Wood, scoring 10 runs in the first five innings. Wood helps himself with one of three Cubs home runs.

The Kansas City Royals score three runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics, 8 – 7. Oakland closer Jason Isringhausen, who was 14 for 14 in career saves, is two outs away from tying the major league mark for consecutive saves to start a career before blowing the lead.

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The Kansas City Royals score three runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics, 8 – 7. Oakland closer Jason Isringhausen, who was 14 for 14 in career saves, is two outs away from tying the major league mark for consecutive saves to start a career before blowing the lead.

Nike’s ‘Chicks Dig the Long Ball’ commercial, starring Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, airs for the first time

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Nike’s ‘Chicks Dig the Long Ball’ commercial, starring Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, airs for the first time. The television ad depicts the Braves hurlers, both who have won multiple Cy Young Awards, as pitchers-who-want-to-become-worshipped-home-run-heroes after becoming frustrated over the attention being shown to Cardinal slugger Mark McGwire by Heather Locklear and a friend.