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Adam Jones, Orioles, hit a grand slam and an RBI triple in a 13-4 victory over New York that ended the Yankees' 10-game home winning streak.
A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays, struck out 10 and allowed an unearned run in seven innings in a 3-1 win over Tampa Bay.
Joe Mather, Cardinals, went 3 for 5 with a homer and a double to help St. Louis rout Atlanta, 12-3.
Adrian Beltre, Mariners, hit two home runs and drove in four runs in a 7-5 win over Texas.
Kevin Slowey, Twins, pitched a six-hitter, his second shutout of the season, in a 7-0 win over Chicago that pulled Minnesota within 1 1/2 games of the White Sox.
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"The reality of the way things have gone recently and the number of injuries we're battling, I think it paints a pretty clear picture of what we should do and what we need to do. We're in a position of great strength because we have the best player. We have some of the best assets out there that people want."
-- Braves GM Frank Wren about the team possibly trading 1B Mark Teixeira after the team put Tim Hudson and Chipper Jones on the disabled list.
Seasons
July 30
1933 -- Dizzy Dean struck out 17 Cubs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago, 8-2.
1947 -- The New York Giants beat Ewell Blackwell and the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, in 10 innings, ending Blackwell's 16-game winning streak.
1959 -- Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his major-league debut, with the San Francisco Giants. His hits included two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1968 -- Washington shortstop Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play, but the Cleveland Indians still won the game, 10-1.
1973 -- Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the Oakland A's.
1980 -- Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard had a stroke during a workout at the Astrodome and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone.
1982 -- The Atlanta Braves returned Chief Noc-A-Homa and his teepee to left field after losing 19 of 21 games and blowing a 10.5-game lead. The teepee was removed for more seats. The team recovered to regain first place.
1990 -- George Steinbrenner was forced to resign as general partner of the New York Yankees by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent.
2003 -- Chicago White Sox shortstop Jose Valentin hit three home runs by the fifth inning in a 15-4 win over Kansas City. It was the second three-homer game of his career, and the third time he has homered from both sides of the plate.
2005 -- Jonny Gomes had the first three-homer game in Tampa Bay franchise history in a 7-3 victory over Kansas City.
2006 -- New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran tied a major league record with his third grand slam this month in a 9-6 victory over Atlanta. Beltran became the ninth player in major league history to hit three grand slams in a calendar month.
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