STARS
Wednesday
—Frank Thomas, Athletics, homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Oakland to a 5-1 victory over Boston.
—Jason Giambi, Yankees, hit a two-run homer in the ninth to help New York defeat Texas 8-7.
—Jake Peavy, Padres, went 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs and struck out eight over seven innings to lead San Diego to a 10-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—Lance Berkman, Astros, went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs in Houston's 8-5 win over Cincinnati.
—Jose Valentin, Mets, drove in the game's only run with a two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning as New York edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0.
THIS DATE IN BASEBALL
July 28
1931 — Bob Fothergill of Chicago hit a home run and a triple in an 11-run eighth inning. The White Sox set an American League record by recording 12 hits in the inning and beat the New York Yankees 14-12.
1940 — King Kong Keller hit three homers to give the New York Yankees a 10-9 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader split.
1951 — Clyde Vollmer of Boston hit a grand slam in the 16th inning, the latest ever hit in a major league game. The Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, in 16.