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Ex-White Sox slugger Frank Thomas hit his 244th homer as a designated hitter in the Blue Jays’ 4-2 loss to the Nationals, breaking Edgar Martinez’s major-league record. “I’m proud to pass him,” said Thomas, who hit it off former Cub Micah Bowie in the third inning.
The Rangers had everything go right in an 11-4 win over the Reds. Kevin Millwood struck out a season-high 10 as he won his first start since April 13, and Marlon Byrd hit his first major-league homer since last July 4 as Texas won just its second road series of the season.
The Indians’ Casey Blake extended the longest hitting streak in the majors this season to 26 games with a first-inning single off Kyle Davies in a 5-2 victory over the Braves. Blake had been tied with Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners for the longest streak this season.
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Mets starter Orlando Hernandez was roughed up by his former teammates in an 8-2 loss to the Yankees. Hernandez allowed six runs on seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings, including Alex Rodriguez’s AL-best 27th homer of the season and Johnny Damon’s solo shot.
The Orioles lost to the Diamondbacks 6-4 to finish 1-8 on their homestand. Arizona scored three in the eighth off two relievers. The skid could cost manager Sam Perlozzo his job, but it’s hard to fault him for a bullpen that went 0-5 with a 6.00 ERA on the homestand.
The Dodgers lost the Los Angeles “Freeway Series” to the Angels five games to one after the Angels’ 10-4 victory in Sunday’s finale. Randy Wolf gave up four runs on seven hits in five innings — equaling his shortest outing of the season.
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Compiled by Mike Pankow
