An unofficial rain delay occurs in Toronto when the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre closes so slowly that the fans have to run for cover as the stands and field get soaked with rain that begins to fall during the middle of the sixth inning. Surprisingly, there have been six official rain delays in the Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome.

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An unofficial rain delay occurs in Toronto when the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre closes so slowly that the fans have to run for cover as the stands and field get soaked with rain that begins to fall during the middle of the sixth inning. Surprisingly, there have been six official rain delays in the Rogers Centre, formerly known as the Skydome.

Yadier Molina collects his 1,000th career hit, an infield single in the second inning of the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory against New York at Busch Stadium. The 31 year-old popular Redbird backstop, who enjoys a 2-for-3 night at the plate, will finish the season with a .279 career batting average

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Yadier Molina collects his 1,000th career hit, an infield single in the second inning of the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory against New York at Busch Stadium. The 31 year-old popular Redbird backstop, who enjoys a 2-for-3 night at the plate, will finish the season with a .279 career batting average

The Tigers crush the White Sox, 18 – 2, behind Max Scherzer. Miguel Cabrera homers and drives in 4 runs, while Alex Avila has 4 hits. Over the last two days, the Tigers have scored 26 unanswered runs against Chicago, coming back from 8 – 1 down yesterday to win, 9 – 8, then taking an 18 – 0 lead today before surrendering two 9th-inning runs.

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The Tigers crush the White Sox, 18 – 2, behind Max Scherzer. Miguel Cabrera homers and drives in 4 runs, while Alex Avila has 4 hits. Over the last two days, the Tigers have scored 26 unanswered runs against Chicago, coming back from 8 – 1 down yesterday to win, 9 – 8, then taking an 18 – 0 lead today before surrendering two 9th-inning runs.

In a game that doesn’t want to end, the Marlins eventually dispose of the Phillies, 5 – 4 on a “walk-off walk” in the 14th. The Marlins place runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th innings against David Herndon, but he always manages to wiggle out of the jams, issuing 5 intentional walks over that span. The last one, to Logan Morrison to load the bases with two outs in the 14th, is too much, though, as Herndon then walks Mike Cameron, unintentionally, to end the game, his 4th walk of the frame. Both teams have run out of available players by then, which explains why Herndon keeps returning to the mound one painful inning after another, one day after giving up three homers to the Fish in another difficult outing. The game takes close to 5 hours to play, and the Marlins strand a team record 23 baserunners. The Phillies play the game under protest, the result of a 6th-inning call, when the umpires use a video review to determine whether Hunter Pence’s double to deep right field left the ballpark; they decide instead that fans – clad in Phillies gear at the Marlins’ home park – reached over the fence and interfered with RF Bryan Petersen’s attempt to make a leaping catch, and declare Pence out. The game is delayed 10 more minutes as a livid Charlie Manuel argues the decision until he is ejected, and bench coach Pete Mackanin continues the argument some more before deciding to file a protest. Major League Baseball Vice-President for baseball operations Joe Torre will announce on September 7th that the protest is denied as the umpires applied the rules correctly.

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In a game that doesn’t want to end, the Marlins eventually dispose of the Phillies, 5 – 4 on a “walk-off walk” in the 14th. The Marlins place runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th innings against David Herndon, but he always manages to wiggle out of the jams, issuing 5 intentional walks over that span. The last one, to Logan Morrison to load the bases with two outs in the 14th, is too much, though, as Herndon then walks Mike Cameron, unintentionally, to end the game, his 4th walk of the frame. Both teams have run out of available players by then, which explains why Herndon keeps returning to the mound one painful inning after another, one day after giving up three homers to the Fish in another difficult outing. The game takes close to 5 hours to play, and the Marlins strand a team record 23 baserunners. The Phillies play the game under protest, the result of a 6th-inning call, when the umpires use a video review to determine whether Hunter Pence’s double to deep right field left the ballpark; they decide instead that fans – clad in Phillies gear at the Marlins’ home park – reached over the fence and interfered with RF Bryan Petersen’s attempt to make a leaping catch, and declare Pence out. The game is delayed 10 more minutes as a livid Charlie Manuel argues the decision until he is ejected, and bench coach Pete Mackanin continues the argument some more before deciding to file a protest. Major League Baseball Vice-President for baseball operations Joe Torre will announce on September 7th that the protest is denied as the umpires applied the rules correctly.

In an episode of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bill Buckner, appearing as himself, is promptly thrown out of a shiva service because one of the mourners is a Red Sox fan who hasn’t forgiven him for his infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The former Boston first baseman redeems himself when he uses his baseball skills to catch a falling baby, who has ricocheted off the firemen’s rescue net after being thrown out of a burning building.

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In an episode of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bill Buckner, appearing as himself, is promptly thrown out of a shiva service because one of the mourners is a Red Sox fan who hasn’t forgiven him for his infamous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The former Boston first baseman redeems himself when he uses his baseball skills to catch a falling baby, who has ricocheted off the firemen’s rescue net after being thrown out of a burning building.

Jim Thome hits two homers to pass Mark McGwire and take over 9th place on the all-time list in the Twins’ 12 – 4 drubbing of Texas. Thome drives in 4 runs, and 3B Matt Tolbert adds two triples and 5 RBI to pace Minnesota’s attack. Carl Pavano wins his 16th of the year.

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Jim Thome hits two homers to pass Mark McGwire and take over 9th place on the all-time list in the Twins’ 12 – 4 drubbing of Texas. Thome drives in 4 runs, and 3B Matt Tolbert adds two triples and 5 RBI to pace Minnesota’s attack. Carl Pavano wins his 16th of the year.

Meanwhile, the Rangers sign former All-Star P Mark Prior and assign him to AAA Oklahoma City. A month ago, Prior began a comeback with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League, during which he did not allow an earned run in 11 innings and struck out half the batters he faced. He will fail to make it back to the majors, however.

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Meanwhile, the Rangers sign former All-Star P Mark Prior and assign him to AAA Oklahoma City. A month ago, Prior began a comeback with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League, during which he did not allow an earned run in 11 innings and struck out half the batters he faced. He will fail to make it back to the majors, however.

The Giants move within two games of the NL West-leading Padres with a 5 – 4 win over the Dodgers. Trailing 4 – 0 entering the 7th, the Giants hit four homers, the last a two-run blast by Juan Uribe off closer Jonathan Broxton in the top of the 9th, to secure the win. Meanwhile, the Padres continue their free fall, losing their 9th straight game, 6 – 2 at home to Colorado.

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The Giants move within two games of the NL West-leading Padres with a 5 – 4 win over the Dodgers. Trailing 4 – 0 entering the 7th, the Giants hit four homers, the last a two-run blast by Juan Uribe off closer Jonathan Broxton in the top of the 9th, to secure the win. Meanwhile, the Padres continue their free fall, losing their 9th straight game, 6 – 2 at home to Colorado.

Jim Thome hits a pair of homers to pass Mark McGwire for eighth place on the all-time career list with 584. The Twins designated hitter’s historic round-trippers, which he blasts in the third and fourth innings off Colby Lewis at Target Field, contribute to Minnesota’s 12-4 victory over Texas.

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Jim Thome hits a pair of homers to pass Mark McGwire for eighth place on the all-time career list with 584. The Twins designated hitter’s historic round-trippers, which he blasts in the third and fourth innings off Colby Lewis at Target Field, contribute to Minnesota’s 12-4 victory over Texas.