For the second time in the season, Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game and passes Maris for most homeruns in a season for a left handed batter
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For the second time in the season, Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game and passes Maris for most homeruns in a season for a left handed batter

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For the second time in the season, Barry Bonds hits three home runs in a game. The Giants left fielder, whose offensive output gives him 63 homers, passes the major league season mark of 61 for homers hit left-handed, set by Roger Maris in 1961.

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Astros belt a club record seven home runs in a 14-4 bombfest at Wrigley Field

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2000 – Astros belt a club record seven home runs in a 14-4 bombfest at Wrigley Field. Tim Bogar, Richard Hidalgo and Lance Berkman each homer twice while Daryle Ward adds a solo shot. Bogar has a career day with four hits and five RBIs to drum the Cubs. Somehow, Jeff Bagwell misses the home run derby but he scores three times. 

2000 – The Astros kick the Cubs, 14 – 4, hitting a team-record seven home runs in the process. Richard Hidalgo, Lance Berkman, and Tim Bogar each hit a pair, with Daryle Ward adding another.

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2000 – The Astros kick the Cubs, 14 – 4, hitting a team-record seven home runs in the process. Richard Hidalgo, Lance Berkman, and Tim Bogar each hit a pair, with Daryle Ward adding another.

In Baltimore’s 6 – 5 win over the Twins, Albert Belle drives in his 100th run, the 9th season in a row he’s had 100+ RBIs. On the minus side, Cal Ripken, Jr. grounds into his 324th double play to top Carl Yastrzemski for the all-time lead.

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In Baltimore’s 6 – 5 win over the Twins, Albert Belle drives in his 100th run, the 9th season in a row he’s had 100+ RBIs. On the minus side, Cal Ripken, Jr. grounds into his 324th double play to top Carl Yastrzemski for the all-time lead.

The Padres defeat the Expos, 10 – 3, in a game in which they are nearly allowed four outs in the 7th inning. When San Diego’s Reggie Sanders strikes out for the 3rd out, the umpires don’t notice and the players do not leave the field. Phil Nevin comes to the plate and runs the count to 2-1 against Expos P Ted Lilly before someone in the Montreal dugout points out the problem to home plate umpire Jerry Layne.

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The Padres defeat the Expos, 10 – 3, in a game in which they are nearly allowed four outs in the 7th inning. When San Diego’s Reggie Sanders strikes out for the 3rd out, the umpires don’t notice and the players do not leave the field. Phil Nevin comes to the plate and runs the count to 2-1 against Expos P Ted Lilly before someone in the Montreal dugout points out the problem to home plate umpire Jerry Layne.

In the Cubs’ 5 – 3 loss to the Reds, Sammy Sosa hits his 59th homer. Sosa has more homers than the Cubs have wins: 56. They’ve lost 31 of their last 39 games.

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In the Cubs’ 5 – 3 loss to the Reds, Sammy Sosa hits his 59th homer. Sosa has more homers than the Cubs have wins: 56. They’ve lost 31 of their last 39 games.

Thanks to Damion Easley’s tenth inning two-run walk-off homer, the Tigers beat Rick Aguilera and the Twins, 8-7. It is the third consecutive contest in which Detroit trailed going into the final inning, but wins the game in dramatic fashion in their last at-bat.

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Thanks to Damion Easley’s tenth inning two-run walk-off homer, the Tigers beat Rick Aguilera and the Twins, 8-7. It is the third consecutive contest in which Detroit trailed going into the final inning, but wins the game in dramatic fashion in their last at-bat.

In Toronto’s 6 – 3 loss to the Indians in 13 innings, the Jays’ Alex Gonzalez strikes out six times. Tribe starter Dwight Gooden K’s him the first three times, with three relievers add strikeouts.

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In Toronto’s 6 – 3 loss to the Indians in 13 innings, the Jays’ Alex Gonzalez strikes out six times. Tribe starter Dwight Gooden K’s him the first three times, with three relievers add strikeouts.

The Yankees (102-41) move 20.5 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinching a flag on the earliest date in AL history with their 7-5 win over Boston at Fenway Park. The Bronx Bombers will set an American League record with their 112 victories this season.

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The Yankees (102-41) move 20.5 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinching a flag on the earliest date in AL history with their 7-5 win over Boston at Fenway Park. The Bronx Bombers will set an American League record with their 112 victories this season.