Trailing 5 – 0 to St. Louis in the 5th, Pittsburgh scores 6 runs in the bottom of the inning, but is unable to hold on as they then give up 9 runs over the next 3 frames. The Cardinals win, 14 – 7, with Ryan Ludwick homering twice and Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday once to allow Adam Wainwright to notch his 17th win of the year. For their part, the Pirates lose their eighth straight.

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Trailing 5 – 0 to St. Louis in the 5th, Pittsburgh scores 6 runs in the bottom of the inning, but is unable to hold on as they then give up 9 runs over the next 3 frames. The Cardinals win, 14 – 7, with Ryan Ludwick homering twice and Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday once to allow Adam Wainwright to notch his 17th win of the year. For their part, the Pirates lose their eighth straight.

Francisco Cordero establishes a new Milwaukee mark when he gets his 40th save, pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the Brewers’ 5-3 win over Houston. The right-handed reliever surpasses the record previously shared by Dan Kolb (2004) and Derrick Turnbow (2005).

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Francisco Cordero establishes a new Milwaukee mark when he gets his 40th save, pitching a scoreless ninth inning in the Brewers’ 5-3 win over Houston. The right-handed reliever surpasses the record previously shared by Dan Kolb (2004) and Derrick Turnbow (2005).

In the fifth inning of Florida’s loss 4-3 to Washington, Miguel Cabrera singles off Shawn Hill to drive home Hanley Ramirez for his 500th career RBI. The Marlin third baseman reaches the milestone at the age of 24 years and 139 days, with only Hall of Famers Mel Ott (23, 74 days) and Ted Williams (24 years, 4 days) getting to the mark at a younger age.

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In the fifth inning of Florida’s loss 4-3 to Washington, Miguel Cabrera singles off Shawn Hill to drive home Hanley Ramirez for his 500th career RBI. The Marlin third baseman reaches the milestone at the age of 24 years and 139 days, with only Hall of Famers Mel Ott (23, 74 days) and Ted Williams (24 years, 4 days) getting to the mark at a younger age.

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2006 – Charlton Jimerson homers in his first major league at-bat – the third time an Astro has accomplished this feat. His pinch-hit blast in the sixth breaks up a no-hit bid by Cole Hamels to tie Philadelphia at 1-1 but Chase Utley gives the Phils their first win over Houston in three years with a solo shot off Dave Borkowski in the tenth for a 3-2 decision. Time’s running out on Houston who is four games below .500 yet 4-1/2 games out in the wild card race. 

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2006 – Charlton Jimerson homers in his first major league at-bat – the third time an Astro has accomplished this feat. His pinch-hit blast in the sixth breaks up a no-hit bid by Cole Hamels to tie Philadelphia at 1-1 but Chase Utley gives the Phils their first win over Houston in three years with a solo shot off Dave Borkowski in the tenth for a 3-2 decision. Time’s running out on Houston who is four games below .500 yet 4-1/2 games out in the wild card race. 

With an 8-5 comeback victory over the Diamondbacks, the Marlins improve their record to 69-68. After an 11-31 start, Florida becomes the first club in big league history to have a winning record after being 20 games under .500.

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With an 8-5 comeback victory over the Diamondbacks, the Marlins improve their record to 69-68. After an 11-31 start, Florida becomes the first club in big league history to have a winning record after being 20 games under .500.

Labor Day game at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena belts a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the White Sox

Labor Day game at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena belts a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the White Sox

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On September 4, 2006, in a Labor Day game at Fenway Park, Carlos Pena belts a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 win over the White Sox. A Massachussetts native who grew up idolizing the Red Sox, Pena hits his first homer in a Boston…

In his first at-bat after his arrest in Pittsburgh for felony counts of sexual assault and related charges, Ramon Castro receives a supportive ovation from the Florida fans as he approaches the batter box as a pinch-hitter. The Marlin catcher connects for a home run in the 5-1 victory against the Pirates.

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In his first at-bat after his arrest in Pittsburgh for felony counts of sexual assault and related charges, Ramon Castro receives a supportive ovation from the Florida fans as he approaches the batter box as a pinch-hitter. The Marlin catcher connects for a home run in the 5-1 victory against the Pirates.

In front of 55,528 fans at the Coliseum, the A’s set an American League record by extending their winning streak to 20 consecutive games. After blowing an 11-run lead to the Royals, Scott Hatteberg hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Oakland the historic victory, 12-11.

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In front of 55,528 fans at the Coliseum, the A’s set an American League record by extending their winning streak to 20 consecutive games. After blowing an 11-run lead to the Royals, Scott Hatteberg hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Oakland the historic victory, 12-11.

Aaron Myette, ejected yesterday for two pitches thrown behind Melvin Mora, starts today’s game, allowing six of the 11 walks in an 8 – 3 loss to Baltimore. According to the New York Times, it is the first back-to-back starts by a pitcher since Steve McCatty in 1980 (though five pitchers – Dennis Martinez (Baltimore), Bert Blyleven (Cleveland), Pete Vuckovich (Milwaukee), Rick Langford (Oakland), and Juan Eichelberger (San Diego) – made the last start before the 1981 strike and the first start after.

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Aaron Myette, ejected yesterday for two pitches thrown behind Melvin Mora, starts today’s game, allowing six of the 11 walks in an 8 – 3 loss to Baltimore. According to the New York Times, it is the first back-to-back starts by a pitcher since Steve McCatty in 1980 (though five pitchers – Dennis Martinez (Baltimore), Bert Blyleven (Cleveland), Pete Vuckovich (Milwaukee), Rick Langford (Oakland), and Juan Eichelberger (San Diego) – made the last start before the 1981 strike and the first start after.

Randy Johnson pitches a complete game in defeating the Dodgers, 7 – 1. The Diamondbacks’ ace improves to 20-5 on the year and punches out 8 opponents to give him 300 or more strikeouts for the fourth straight season, the first ever pitcher to do so.

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Randy Johnson pitches a complete game in defeating the Dodgers, 7 – 1. The Diamondbacks’ ace improves to 20-5 on the year and punches out 8 opponents to give him 300 or more strikeouts for the fourth straight season, the first ever pitcher to do so.