Jacoby Ellsbury hits a two-out, three-run homer off Scott Proctor in the 14th inning to give Boston a 7 – 4 win over the Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader at New Yankee Stadium, halting a four-game skid. They lost the first game, 6 – 2, while Tampa Bay won, 5 – 2, over Toronto. As the day ends, the Sox’s lead in the American League wild card race is down to a single game. Ellsbury’s home run, his 30th of the year, makes him the first member of the Red Sox to join the 30-30 club.

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Jacoby Ellsbury hits a two-out, three-run homer off Scott Proctor in the 14th inning to give Boston a 7 – 4 win over the Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader at New Yankee Stadium, halting a four-game skid. They lost the first game, 6 – 2, while Tampa Bay won, 5 – 2, over Toronto. As the day ends, the Sox’s lead in the American League wild card race is down to a single game. Ellsbury’s home run, his 30th of the year, makes him the first member of the Red Sox to join the 30-30 club.

In the game in which he sets a team record for striking out, Brandon Inge drives in the winning run with a walk-off single in the 13th inning of the Tigers’ 11-10 victory over Minnesota. The Detroit third baseman, with the second of his three whiffs, surpasses the franchise record of 1,099, playing more than 1,000 fewer games than Lou Whitaker, who previously held the infamous mark.

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In the game in which he sets a team record for striking out, Brandon Inge drives in the winning run with a walk-off single in the 13th inning of the Tigers’ 11-10 victory over Minnesota. The Detroit third baseman, with the second of his three whiffs, surpasses the franchise record of 1,099, playing more than 1,000 fewer games than Lou Whitaker, who previously held the infamous mark.

Bobby Cox, who will retire after the season ends, earns his 2,500th major league victory as a manager when the Braves blank Washington at Nationals Park, 5-0. The veteran skipper joins Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Tony La Russa as the fourth field boss to reach this milestone.

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Bobby Cox, who will retire after the season ends, earns his 2,500th major league victory as a manager when the Braves blank Washington at Nationals Park, 5-0. The veteran skipper joins Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Tony La Russa as the fourth field boss to reach this milestone.

Neftali Feliz records his 38th save of the season when he limits the A’s to one hit in an inning and a third of work in the Rangers’ 4-3 victory in Oakland. The freshman closer surpasses Mariners’ Kazuhiro Sasaki’s mark of 37 in 2000, establishing the record for the most saves by a rookie closer.

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Neftali Feliz records his 38th save of the season when he limits the A’s to one hit in an inning and a third of work in the Rangers’ 4-3 victory in Oakland. The freshman closer surpasses Mariners’ Kazuhiro Sasaki’s mark of 37 in 2000, establishing the record for the most saves by a rookie closer.

In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

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In the last remaining division race in the major leagues, Michael Cuddyer hits his 30th home run and drives in two runs in Minnesota’s 9 – 4 win against the Royals. With Chicago shutting out Detroit, 2 – 0, behind Jake Peavy, the Twins are 2 games behind the Tigers in the AL Central. The two teams will play a four-game series in Detroit’s Comerica Park next week.

David Wright hitting streak

David Wrightestablishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets

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David Wright, playing a position which the team was unable to field a reliable everyday player on a consistent basis for decades, establishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets, surpassing his hitting coach and friend Howard Johnson. More than 120 players, beginning in 1962 with Don Zimmer, have appeared at the hot corner for the team, but only ten have appeared in as many as 200 games during the club’s 47-year history.

New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

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New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

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Tuffy Rhodes reaches 3,500 total bases in Nippon Pro Baseball. He is the 23rd player to do so and takes the fewest games, 1,668, breaking Hiromitsu Ochiai’s mark of 1,675 games.

New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

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New York clears the fence for the 127th time at the new Yankee Stadium to break the franchise record for most home runs hit by the team at home. Alex Rodriguez’s third-inning poke off Jon Lester in the Bronx Bombers’ 9-5 victory over Boston puts this year’s squad ahead of the 2004 and 2005 clubs, who both went deep 126 times in the old stadium.

The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.

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The Rangers top Tampa Bay, 8 – 3. Texas’s Ian Kinsler hits his 30th homer, becoming the third second baseman in major league history to have a 30-30 season. He follows Alfonso Soriano and Brandon Phillips.