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Grady Sizemore homered twice to become the second Indians player to join the 30-30 club with 31 homers and 34 steals. Joe Carter also accomplished the feat (32-31) for Cleveland in 1987.
With a crowd of 49,791 chanting his name, Mike Pelfrey beat the Astros 9-1 to become the first Mets pitcher with consecutive complete-game wins since Bret Saberhagen in 1995.
The Phillies’ Brett Myers improved to 4-1 with a 1.66 ERA in seven starts since returning from the minors. He ran his scoreless innings streak to 16 by tossing seven frames in a 5-0 victory over the …
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… Dodgers, who had 13 hits. Only two teams had more hits without scoring a run in a nine-inning game: The Giants in 1913 (14 hits, 7-0 loss to Cubs); Cleveland in ’28 (14 hits, 9-0 loss to Senators).
Gil Meche gave up a career-high 14 hits to lose for the first time since July 2. He had been 4-0 with a 2.17 ERA since the All-Star break. He’s 0-4 vs. the Rangers since last beating them April 28, 2005.
The Tigers lost two players to nagging injuries during their loss to the Indians. Carlos Guillen left in the fifth with back spasms; Marcus Thames exited in the seventh with a cramp in his left calf.
