San Diego at Houston (8:05 p.m. EDT). Phil Garner makes his debut as manager of the Astros.
STARS
Thursday
_Shawn Green, Dodgers, hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, lifting Los Angeles to a 4-3 victory over Arizona.
_David Newhan, Orioles, had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run triple in the seventh, in Baltimore's 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
_Jose Contreras, Yankees, allowed four hits and struck out seven in eight innings to help New York beat Detroit 5-1.
_Derek Lee, Cubs, homered and added an RBI double to lead Chicago to a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee.
_Darin Erstad, Angels, hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs to help Anaheim beat Boston 8-1.
_Alber Pujols and Scott Rolen, Cardinals, each hit two-run homers to lead St. Louis to an 8-1 victory over Cincinnati.
LET DOWN
Randy Johnson struck out nine in seven scoreless innings and also singled in a run, but Arizona reliever Randy Choate gave up Shawn Green's eighth-inning grand slam in a 4-3 loss to Los Angeles on Thursday night.
INJURY WOES
Chicago pitcher Mark Prior left with discomfort in his right elbow in the second inning Thursday night in the Cubs' 4-1 victory over Milwaukee. After missing the first two months with right Achilles' tendinitis and a tender elbow, Prior was making just his eighth start of the season.
GOING DEEP
All five of New York's hits in the Yankees' 5-1 victory over Detroit on Thursday night were home runs. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a team had at least five hits and all were home runs was June 24, 1989, when Cleveland hit six homers in a 7-3 win at Texas. Alex Rodriguez homered twice for the Yankees and Kenny Lofton, Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui also connected.
WELCOME BACK
Playing in his first game in two months, Marcus Giles hit two doubles and drove in two runs, leading Atlanta to an 8-0 victory over the Expos on Thursday night. Giles broke his collarbone in a collision with center fielder Andruw Jones on May 15.
CAREER FIRST
Justin Leone hit his first major league home run to help Seattle snap a nine-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Cleveland on Thursday night. Leone hit 21 homers in 68 games for Triple-A Tacoma before being called up July 1.
SPEAKING
"I told him to fly somewhere tomorrow, too."
Atlanta manager Bobby Cox on Chipper Jones, who arrived at the ballpark just 30 minutes before the game and went 3-for-5 to help the Braves beat Montreal 8-0 on Thursday night.
SEASONS
July 16
1902
John McGraw was hired as manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years.
1909
Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history.
1920
Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th, and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2. Ruth would finish the season with 54.
1941
Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games with a 3-for-4 day, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-3.
1948
After 8 1/2 years as Brooklyn manager, Leo Durocher stunned baseball by taking the helm of the archrival Giants in midseason.
1970
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 before 48,846 in the first game at Three Rivers Stadium.
Rock On, \,,/ \,,/
STARS
Thursday
_Shawn Green, Dodgers, hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, lifting Los Angeles to a 4-3 victory over Arizona.
_David Newhan, Orioles, had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run triple in the seventh, in Baltimore's 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
_Jose Contreras, Yankees, allowed four hits and struck out seven in eight innings to help New York beat Detroit 5-1.
_Derek Lee, Cubs, homered and added an RBI double to lead Chicago to a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee.
_Darin Erstad, Angels, hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs to help Anaheim beat Boston 8-1.
_Alber Pujols and Scott Rolen, Cardinals, each hit two-run homers to lead St. Louis to an 8-1 victory over Cincinnati.
LET DOWN
Randy Johnson struck out nine in seven scoreless innings and also singled in a run, but Arizona reliever Randy Choate gave up Shawn Green's eighth-inning grand slam in a 4-3 loss to Los Angeles on Thursday night.
INJURY WOES
Chicago pitcher Mark Prior left with discomfort in his right elbow in the second inning Thursday night in the Cubs' 4-1 victory over Milwaukee. After missing the first two months with right Achilles' tendinitis and a tender elbow, Prior was making just his eighth start of the season.
GOING DEEP
All five of New York's hits in the Yankees' 5-1 victory over Detroit on Thursday night were home runs. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a team had at least five hits and all were home runs was June 24, 1989, when Cleveland hit six homers in a 7-3 win at Texas. Alex Rodriguez homered twice for the Yankees and Kenny Lofton, Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui also connected.
WELCOME BACK
Playing in his first game in two months, Marcus Giles hit two doubles and drove in two runs, leading Atlanta to an 8-0 victory over the Expos on Thursday night. Giles broke his collarbone in a collision with center fielder Andruw Jones on May 15.
CAREER FIRST
Justin Leone hit his first major league home run to help Seattle snap a nine-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Cleveland on Thursday night. Leone hit 21 homers in 68 games for Triple-A Tacoma before being called up July 1.
SPEAKING
"I told him to fly somewhere tomorrow, too."
Atlanta manager Bobby Cox on Chipper Jones, who arrived at the ballpark just 30 minutes before the game and went 3-for-5 to help the Braves beat Montreal 8-0 on Thursday night.
SEASONS
July 16
1902
John McGraw was hired as manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years.
1909
Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history.
1920
Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th, and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2. Ruth would finish the season with 54.
1941
Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games with a 3-for-4 day, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-3.
1948
After 8 1/2 years as Brooklyn manager, Leo Durocher stunned baseball by taking the helm of the archrival Giants in midseason.
1970
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 before 48,846 in the first game at Three Rivers Stadium.
Rock On, \,,/ \,,/
