Baltimore at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EDT). Oakland's Barry Zito (11-8) goes for his ninth straight victory.
STARS
Sunday
Brad Penny, Dodgers, pitched a complete game and struck out nine to help Los Angeles beat the New York Mets 2-1.
Dave Williams and Jack Wilson, Pirates. Williams struck out seven in his first career complete game, and Wilson hit his second career grand slam in Pittsburgh's 8-0 win over Houston.
Mike Maroth, Tigers, pitched 8 2-3 shutout innings to help Detroit beat Kansas City 1-0 in the second game of a doubleheader.
Chipper Jones, Braves, went 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and four RBIs in Atlanta's 13-8 win over Arizona.
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in New York's 10-3 win over Texas.
Vladimir Guerrero, Angels, had three hits, including a home run and three RBIs, to lead Los Angeles to a 7-6 victory over Seattle.
RETURN
Rafael Palmeiro went 0-for-4 in his first game since returning from a 10-day suspension for using steroids. Palmeiro flew out with two outs in the ninth and two runners on base to end Baltimore's 7-6 loss to Toronto. Palmeiro returned to the Orioles on Thursday, but interim manager Sam Perlozzo waited until Sunday to finally put him in the lineup, where he batted sixth as the designated hitter.
FUTILITY
The Kansas City Royals lost both games of a doubleheader Sunday against Detroit to extend their losing streak to a franchise-record 15 games. Kansas City's losing streak is the longest in the major leagues since Tampa Bay dropped 15 consecutive games in 2002.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Mets ace Pedro Martinez carried a no-hitter into the eighth innings before Dodgers second baseman Antonio Perez tripled and left fielder Jayson Werth followed with a two-run homer to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead. Los Angeles went on to beat New York 2-1, handing Martinez his fifth loss of the season. He allowed two runs on two hits in his third complete game of the season.
BLANKED
Houston's 8-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday was its second consecutive shutout loss and major league-leading 14th this season.
ON THE FARM
Matt Bailie pitched a no-hitter for the Double-A Bowie Baysox on Sunday in a 5-0 win over the Erie SeaWolves. The 29-year old Bailie walked one and also hit a batter. Bailie was making his second start since the Baysox, an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, picked him up last week from the Schaumburg (Ill.) Flyers of the independent Northern League.
SPEAKING
"He was playing terrific baseball. He was playing great defense and he was one of our hot bats. This is a big blow for us. He's a guy we're going to miss." Padres manager Bruce Bochy on shortstop Khalil Greene breaking his left big toe Sunday in an 8-3 loss to Philadelphia. Greene, expected to be out two to three weeks, jammed his toe into the ground while diving for Todd Pratt's third-inning single.
SEASONS
Aug. 15
1905 Rube Waddell of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a five-inning no-hit game to beat the St. Louis Browns 2-0.
1914 Brooklyn's Jake Daubert set a NL record with four sacrifice hits in the second game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia.
1916 In a classic pitching duel, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox beat Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators, 1-0, in 13 innings at Fenway Park.
1945 The Chicago Cubs routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 20-6, at Ebbets Field. Paul Gillespie knocked in six runs with two home runs and a single to lead the attack.
1955 Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves hit a home run off Mel Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals to give Spahn a homer in every NL park.
1975 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver was ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano. Weaver was thrown out in the first game and was ejected before the second game.
1989 Dave Dravecky of the San Francisco Giants, in his second start after coming back from cancer surgery on his pitching arm, broke his arm but earned the win in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Expos. Dravecky entered the sixth inning with a three-hit shutout. He gave up a leadoff home run to Damaso Garcia and hit Andres Galarraga with a pitch. After throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines, he collapsed to the ground and clutched his left arm in agony.
1990 Philadelphia's Terry Mulholland pitched the record eighth no-hitter of the season as the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. The season's eighth no-hitter surpassed the modern record of seven set in 1908 and 1917.
1990 Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to become the first major league player to hit 30 or more homers in his first four seasons and lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
2001 Trevor Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 300th career save, completing a two-hitter that lifted the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets 2-1.
Today's birthday: Oliver Perez 24.
Rock On,
:mj14: :mj14: :mj14:
STARS
Sunday
Brad Penny, Dodgers, pitched a complete game and struck out nine to help Los Angeles beat the New York Mets 2-1.
Dave Williams and Jack Wilson, Pirates. Williams struck out seven in his first career complete game, and Wilson hit his second career grand slam in Pittsburgh's 8-0 win over Houston.
Mike Maroth, Tigers, pitched 8 2-3 shutout innings to help Detroit beat Kansas City 1-0 in the second game of a doubleheader.
Chipper Jones, Braves, went 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and four RBIs in Atlanta's 13-8 win over Arizona.
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees, went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in New York's 10-3 win over Texas.
Vladimir Guerrero, Angels, had three hits, including a home run and three RBIs, to lead Los Angeles to a 7-6 victory over Seattle.
RETURN
Rafael Palmeiro went 0-for-4 in his first game since returning from a 10-day suspension for using steroids. Palmeiro flew out with two outs in the ninth and two runners on base to end Baltimore's 7-6 loss to Toronto. Palmeiro returned to the Orioles on Thursday, but interim manager Sam Perlozzo waited until Sunday to finally put him in the lineup, where he batted sixth as the designated hitter.
FUTILITY
The Kansas City Royals lost both games of a doubleheader Sunday against Detroit to extend their losing streak to a franchise-record 15 games. Kansas City's losing streak is the longest in the major leagues since Tampa Bay dropped 15 consecutive games in 2002.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Mets ace Pedro Martinez carried a no-hitter into the eighth innings before Dodgers second baseman Antonio Perez tripled and left fielder Jayson Werth followed with a two-run homer to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead. Los Angeles went on to beat New York 2-1, handing Martinez his fifth loss of the season. He allowed two runs on two hits in his third complete game of the season.
BLANKED
Houston's 8-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday was its second consecutive shutout loss and major league-leading 14th this season.
ON THE FARM
Matt Bailie pitched a no-hitter for the Double-A Bowie Baysox on Sunday in a 5-0 win over the Erie SeaWolves. The 29-year old Bailie walked one and also hit a batter. Bailie was making his second start since the Baysox, an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, picked him up last week from the Schaumburg (Ill.) Flyers of the independent Northern League.
SPEAKING
"He was playing terrific baseball. He was playing great defense and he was one of our hot bats. This is a big blow for us. He's a guy we're going to miss." Padres manager Bruce Bochy on shortstop Khalil Greene breaking his left big toe Sunday in an 8-3 loss to Philadelphia. Greene, expected to be out two to three weeks, jammed his toe into the ground while diving for Todd Pratt's third-inning single.
SEASONS
Aug. 15
1905 Rube Waddell of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a five-inning no-hit game to beat the St. Louis Browns 2-0.
1914 Brooklyn's Jake Daubert set a NL record with four sacrifice hits in the second game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia.
1916 In a classic pitching duel, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox beat Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators, 1-0, in 13 innings at Fenway Park.
1945 The Chicago Cubs routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 20-6, at Ebbets Field. Paul Gillespie knocked in six runs with two home runs and a single to lead the attack.
1955 Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves hit a home run off Mel Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals to give Spahn a homer in every NL park.
1975 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver was ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano. Weaver was thrown out in the first game and was ejected before the second game.
1989 Dave Dravecky of the San Francisco Giants, in his second start after coming back from cancer surgery on his pitching arm, broke his arm but earned the win in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Expos. Dravecky entered the sixth inning with a three-hit shutout. He gave up a leadoff home run to Damaso Garcia and hit Andres Galarraga with a pitch. After throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines, he collapsed to the ground and clutched his left arm in agony.
1990 Philadelphia's Terry Mulholland pitched the record eighth no-hitter of the season as the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. The season's eighth no-hitter surpassed the modern record of seven set in 1908 and 1917.
1990 Mark McGwire hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to become the first major league player to hit 30 or more homers in his first four seasons and lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
2001 Trevor Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 300th career save, completing a two-hitter that lifted the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets 2-1.
Today's birthday: Oliver Perez 24.
Rock On,
:mj14: :mj14: :mj14:
