P Brandon McCarthy of the A’s is hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Erick Aybar in the 4th inning. He walks off the mound under his own power, but suffers a fractured skull and will undergo surgery for an epidural hemorrhage, a potentially life-threatening condition.

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P Brandon McCarthy of the A’s is hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Erick Aybar in the 4th inning. He walks off the mound under his own power, but suffers a fractured skull and will undergo surgery for an epidural hemorrhage, a potentially life-threatening condition.

Joey Terdoslavich hits his 52nd double of the season, off Jake Petricka, in a 4-3 Lynchburg Hillcats win over the Winston-Salem Dash. Terdoslavich breaks Woody Fair’s 65-year-old record for doubles in a Carolina Leagueseason.

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Joey Terdoslavich hits his 52nd double of the season, off Jake Petricka, in a 4-3 Lynchburg Hillcats win over the Winston-Salem Dash. Terdoslavich breaks Woody Fair’s 65-year-old record for doubles in a Carolina Leagueseason.

Rookie Zach Stewart takes a perfect game into the 8th inning against the Twins, before Danny Valencia leads off the frame with a double. Stewart allows no other baserunner, settling for a complete game one-hit shutoutwin, 4 – 0, for the White Sox to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Pale Hose win the opener, 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Philip Humber, who tosses seven scoreless innings.

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Rookie Zach Stewart takes a perfect game into the 8th inning against the Twins, before Danny Valencia leads off the frame with a double. Stewart allows no other baserunner, settling for a complete game one-hit shutoutwin, 4 – 0, for the White Sox to complete a doubleheader sweep. The Pale Hose win the opener, 2 – 1, behind the pitching of Philip Humber, who tosses seven scoreless innings.

Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee records his 6th shutout of the season in beating Atlanta, 9 – 0. Lee also reaches 200 strikeouts for the first time of his career as he strikes out 6 and walks none.

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Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee records his 6th shutout of the season in beating Atlanta, 9 – 0. Lee also reaches 200 strikeouts for the first time of his career as he strikes out 6 and walks none.

Craig Counsell pinch hits a ninth-inning single against Houston reliever Enerio Del Rosario to snap an 0-for-45 hitless streak. The Brewers’ veteran infielder’s first hit since June 10 leaves him tied with Bill Bergen (1909) and Dave Campbell (1973) for the longest drought by a position player without a hit.

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Craig Counsell pinch hits a ninth-inning single against Houston reliever Enerio Del Rosario to snap an 0-for-45 hitless streak. The Brewers’ veteran infielder’s first hit since June 10 leaves him tied with Bill Bergen (1909) and Dave Campbell (1973) for the longest drought by a position player without a hit.

The Padres fall, 4 – 2, to the Rockies. They become the second team to lose ten straight games while in first place the whole time, following the 1932 Pirates.

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The Padres fall, 4 – 2, to the Rockies. They become the second team to lose ten straight games while in first place the whole time, following the 1932 Pirates.

Bill Mazeroski looks on as four of his Pirates teammates unveil a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue commemorating his walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. The work includes an actual section of the left-center field wall, which the second baseman homered over at the 406 mark off Yankee hurler Ralph Terry in the Pirates’ 10-9 victory.

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Bill Mazeroski looks on as four of his Pirates teammates unveil a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue commemorating his walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series. The work includes an actual section of the left-center field wall, which the second baseman homered over at the 406 mark off Yankee hurler Ralph Terry in the Pirates’ 10-9 victory.

Sixty-three year-old Bill Lee allows only two runs and five hits in 5.1 innings in his start for Brockton against Worcester in a Can-Am League contest played at Campanelli Stadium. In his first game in pro ball since being released by the Expos in 1982, the former Red Sox southpaw, known as the Spaceman, becomes the oldest pitcher to earn a victory in professional baseball when the Rox beat Tornadoes, 7-3.

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Sixty-three year-old Bill Lee allows only two runs and five hits in 5.1 innings in his start for Brockton against Worcester in a Can-Am League contest played at Campanelli Stadium. In his first game in pro ball since being released by the Expos in 1982, the former Red Sox southpaw, known as the Spaceman, becomes the oldest pitcher to earn a victory in professional baseball when the Rox beat Tornadoes, 7-3.

The game’s final out in the Twins’ 6-5 victory over the Rangers is the result of third base coach Dave Anderson being called for interfering with runner Michael Young. Umpire Alfonso Marquez rules that the runner tapped hands with his coach before stopping and scrambling back to the bag.

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The game’s final out in the Twins’ 6-5 victory over the Rangers is the result of third base coach Dave Anderson being called for interfering with runner Michael Young. Umpire Alfonso Marquez rules that the runner tapped hands with his coach before stopping and scrambling back to the bag.

The Blue Jays end the Yankees’ 8-game winning streak with a 7 – 3 win at New Yankee Stadium. Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill hit two-run homers to give the Jays an early lead and Brett Cecil outpitches Phil Hughes for the win. But the Rays can’t take advantage of the rare loss, as they lose, 8 – 7, to Baltimore in spite of 4 homers, including a 2-run pinch homer by Rocco Baldelli in his return to his original team.

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The Blue Jays end the Yankees’ 8-game winning streak with a 7 – 3 win at New Yankee Stadium. Vernon Wells and Aaron Hill hit two-run homers to give the Jays an early lead and Brett Cecil outpitches Phil Hughes for the win. But the Rays can’t take advantage of the rare loss, as they lose, 8 – 7, to Baltimore in spite of 4 homers, including a 2-run pinch homer by Rocco Baldelli in his return to his original team.