The Mets defeat Pittsburgh, 10 – 1, for their 6th consecutive win. Sandy Alomar is at the helm in place of Jerry Manuel, who was suspended for bumping umpire Bill Welke in an argument on May 7th. Jose Reyes collects 3 hits and 3 RBI for New York.

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The Mets defeat Pittsburgh, 10 – 1, for their 6th consecutive win. Sandy Alomar is at the helm in place of Jerry Manuel, who was suspended for bumping umpire Bill Welke in an argument on May 7th. Jose Reyes collects 3 hits and 3 RBI for New York.

Joe Saunders pitches a five-hit shutout for the Angels to beat Kansas City’s ace Zack Greinke, 1 – 0. Greinke suffers his first loss of the season after six wins and sees his ERA rise to 0.51 in the complete-game defeat.

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Joe Saunders pitches a five-hit shutout for the Angels to beat Kansas City’s ace Zack Greinke, 1 – 0. Greinke suffers his first loss of the season after six wins and sees his ERA rise to 0.51 in the complete-game defeat.

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2007 – Woody Williams, a Houston native signed at age 40 as a free agent, gets his first win as an Astro in eight starts. The righthander gets the gamewinning hit as well, a bloop single to right for a 3-2 victory in Cincinnati. Lance Berkman supplies the other two runs with a homer in the third. Criag Biggio leads off the game with a double, the 646th of his career to tie Carl Yastrzemski for seventh all time. It’s his 2,963rd career hit. 

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2007 – Woody Williams, a Houston native signed at age 40 as a free agent, gets his first win as an Astro in eight starts. The righthander gets the gamewinning hit as well, a bloop single to right for a 3-2 victory in Cincinnati. Lance Berkman supplies the other two runs with a homer in the third. Criag Biggio leads off the game with a double, the 646th of his career to tie Carl Yastrzemski for seventh all time. It’s his 2,963rd career hit. 

Delmon Young is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hits a replacement umpire in the chest. The Devil Rays’ top prospect, the brother of Tiger star Dmitri Young, was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America in 2005.

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Delmon Young is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hits a replacement umpire in the chest. The Devil Rays’ top prospect, the brother of Tiger star Dmitri Young, was selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America in 2005.

Red Sox 2B Chris Stynes, who had three hits in the previous day’s win, suffers two fractures in his left cheekbone when he is hit by an Aaron Sele pitch in the 2nd inning. He will miss six weeks. Seattle breaks a 5 – 5 tie in the 8th on John Olerud’s double to win, 10 – 5. David Bell has four RBI for the M’s, while Trot Nixon homers and Manny Ramirez and Troy O’Leary go back-to-back in the 4th.

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Red Sox 2B Chris Stynes, who had three hits in the previous day’s win, suffers two fractures in his left cheekbone when he is hit by an Aaron Sele pitch in the 2nd inning. He will miss six weeks. Seattle breaks a 5 – 5 tie in the 8th on John Olerud’s double to win, 10 – 5. David Bell has four RBI for the M’s, while Trot Nixon homers and Manny Ramirez and Troy O’Leary go back-to-back in the 4th.

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2000 – Ken Caminiti belts a grand slam and Craig Biggio drives in four to lead Houston past Colorado, 13-8, at Enron Field. The Astros climb out of a 7-1 hole with Caminiti’s slam and a four-run sixth. 

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2000 – Ken Caminiti belts a grand slam and Craig Biggio drives in four to lead Houston past Colorado, 13-8, at Enron Field. The Astros climb out of a 7-1 hole with Caminiti’s slam and a four-run sixth. 

After 552 relief appearances, Mike Stanton starts a major league game, breaking Gary Lavelle’s record for most appearances prior to starting a game. The southpaw shuts out Seattle for four innings, giving up two hits, in New York’s 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium.

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After 552 relief appearances, Mike Stanton starts a major league game, breaking Gary Lavelle’s record for most appearances prior to starting a game. The southpaw shuts out Seattle for four innings, giving up two hits, in New York’s 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees defeat the Mariners, 6 – 1. Relief pitcher Mike Stanton makes his first major league start for New York, ending his record streak of 552 consecutive relief appearances prior to his first start. The previous record of 443 was set by Gary Lavelle of the San Francisco Giants.

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The Yankees defeat the Mariners, 6 – 1. Relief pitcher Mike Stanton makes his first major league start for New York, ending his record streak of 552 consecutive relief appearances prior to his first start. The previous record of 443 was set by Gary Lavelle of the San Francisco Giants.

After starting with a single, Marshall McDougall hits six consecutive home runs and drives in 16 runs in a 26 – 2 rout of Maryland. The Florida State junior second baseman, who will briefly play in the majors with the Texas Rangers, breaks existing NCAA records for runs batted in and homers in a single game. His mark breaks the home run record set by Henry Rochelle of Campbell University, who hit five homers in a game in 1985. The RBI mark was held by Jim LaFountain of Louisville who drove in 14 against Western Kentucky University in 1976.

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After starting with a single, Marshall McDougall hits six consecutive home runs and drives in 16 runs in a 26 – 2 rout of Maryland. The Florida State junior second baseman, who will briefly play in the majors with the Texas Rangers, breaks existing NCAA records for runs batted in and homers in a single game. His mark breaks the home run record set by Henry Rochelle of Campbell University, who hit five homers in a game in 1985. The RBI mark was held by Jim LaFountain of Louisville who drove in 14 against Western Kentucky University in 1976.