Ken Griffey Jr. hit a 3-1 fastball from San Diego’s Randy Wolf an estimated 411 feet into the right-field seats for his 598th home run. He’s attempting to become the sixth player in history to reach 600.
What’s better than a grand slam? Two of them. J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell were the first Red Sox players to hit slams in the same game at Fenway since Tony Armas and Bill Buckner did it Aug. 7, 1984.
Braves vs. Mets. Chipper Jones vs. Johan Santana. Game on the line. “You live for that moment,” Jones said. He seized it, driving in the go-ahead run. “It was awesome,” Jones said. But not for …
THREE DOWN
… the struggling Mets, who dropped below .500 for the first time since April 13 with their seventh loss in 10 games. Santana gave up a career-high 12 hits and had a season-low one strikeout.
After the Twins rallied in the eighth, Delmon Young lined into an inning-ending double play. He capped two frames with Ks and grounded into a bases-loaded double play in the first.
Ervin Santana started in place of Joe Saunders, who was pushed back because of flu-like symptoms, and lost back-to-back outings for the first time this season. It was also his first road loss in six tries.
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EDITED BY ED CAVANAUGH AND THOMAS L. OUTLAW
