Marlins 2B Luis Castillo hits his first home run from the left side of the plate in his 600th major league game‚ pacing Florida to an 8 – 4 win over Cincinnati.
The Yankees defeat the Red Sox‚ 7 – 3 as SS Derek Jeter gets 5 hits‚ including a double and home run. David Cone takes the loss‚ going 5 innings and giving up 3 runs. Andy Pettitte is the winner.
The Orioles defeat the Mariners‚ 4 – 2. Seattle’s Rickey Henderson draws his 2‚000th career walk in the 9th inning‚ making him the third player to reach that level‚ after Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
The Mets rally for 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Phillies and Curt Schilling‚ 5 – 4.
Down 4 – 1 going into the 8th inning‚ the Milwaukee Brewers score 5 runs in the 8th and 7 runs in the 9th to defeat the Expos‚ 13 – 4.
The Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays‚ 10 – 8‚ as Tom Gordon extends his major league record to 50 consecutive saves in 50 chances.
Tampa Bay rookie P Ryan Rupe holds the Angels to one hit in 9 innings‚ but leaves the game in a scoreless tie. Anaheim scores 4 runs in the 10th off Roberto Hernández to win the game, 4 – 0. Chuck Finley hurls 9 scoreless frames for Anaheim as Troy Percival gets the win in relief.
The Orioles defeat the Rangers‚ 15 – 6‚ scoring 10 runs in the 1st inning. Baltimore OF Brady Anderson is hit by a pitch twice in the 1st to set an American League record, and tie the major league record. Anderson joins Willard Schmidt (1959) and Frank Thomas (1961) as the only batters hit by a pitch twice in one inning.
Kansas City 1B Jeff King announces his retirement‚ suggesting that his heart is no longer in the game.
The Twins fall to Oakland‚ 8 – 4‚ despite getting 5 hits from Paul Molitor‚ including a double.
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