Wright, who had entered the game to pitch despite having not pitched in any games during his college career. Oneonta center fielder and leadoff hitter Deik Scram was hitless in his first 11 at-bats, but his single in the 26th inning scored the go-ahead run for the Tigers. Brooklyn manager George Greer was ejected in the first inning for arguing a call and watched the rest of the game from the clubhouse. The two teams combined used 14 pitchers, struck out 38 batters, issued 14 walks, and got 34 hits. July 28 – Luke Scott becomes the first Houston rookie to hit for the cycle in the Astros' 11-inning 8–7 loss to the Diamondbacks. August August 1 : Lee Seung-Yeop became the third player in baseball history to hit 400-career home runs before the age of 30. The others are Sadaharu Oh and Alex Rodriguez. Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillén hits for the cycle against the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since Damion Easley in . August 3 – In his Dodgers debut, Greg Maddux pitches six hitless innings before departing due to a rain delay in a 3–0 win at Cincinnati. August 5 : The Baltimore Orioles downed the New York Yankees at Camden Yards, as rookie starter Adam Loewen allowed one hit in innings, while relievers Todd Williams and LaTroy Hawkins combined for innings of shutout ball in the 5–0 victory. Bobby Abreu's first inning single was the Yankees only safety. The San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals, 6–3. Closer Trevor Hoffman earned the save for San Diego, setting a Major League record with his career 11th 30-save season. August 13 – Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner hits his sixth grand slam of the season, tying Don Mattingly for the major league season record. August 14 – Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson tallies his 4,500th career strikeout, retiring Angels designated hitter Tim Salmon in the 4th inning. August 15 – Braves outfielder Matt Diaz tallies his tenth hit in ten plate appearances, tying the NL record for consecutive hits in consecutive appearances. A ninth inning ground out against Washington reliever Chris Schroder ends Diaz's streak two hits away from the major league record of twelve. August 18 to August 19 – The Yankees and Red Sox play two games lasting for a total of eight hours and 40 minutes and set