grand slam, most among active players. The homer ties him for third on the all-time grand slam list with Willie McCovey and Robin Ventura, behind only Eddie Murray (19) and Lou Gehrig (23). It is Ramirez's 40th career multi-homer game (38 two-homer games, two three-homer games). April 26 – At Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez slugs his way to the best performance of his career, hitting three home runs for the third time and driving in a career-high 10 runs as the Yankees win 12-4 over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Rodríguez comes within one RBI of matching the American League record held by Hall of Famer and former Yankee Tony Lazzeri. April 27 – Mark Grudzielanek became the first St. Louis Cardinals player to hit for the cycle in nine seasons, and pitcher Chris Carpenter equaled his career best with 12 strikeouts, as St. Louis beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6–3. Besides, Grudzielanek became the third Cardinals player to hit for the cycle at 40-year-old Busch Stadium, that would be demolished after this season. The other Cardinals that achieved the feat in the old ballpark were Ray Lankford on September 15, 1991 against the New York Mets, and Lou Brock on May 27, 1975 against the San Diego Padres. May May 6: – During a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman becomes just the third pitcher in major league history to reach the 400-save plateau, joining Lee Smith (478) and John Franco (424). Hoffman has converted 400 of 450 save chances in his career. May 7 – Julio Franco hits 3-for-4 including his first home run of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-1. Franco, who turns 47 on August 23, becomes the second-oldest player in major league history to homer at 46 years, 257 days. Jack Quinn, a pitcher, was 46 years, 357 days when he hit one for the Philadelphia Athletics on June 27, . May 8 – At Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3, as pitcher Geremi González wins for the first time since August 19, . He was 0-11 in his previous 15 starts. González pitches 5 strong innings as a fill-in for injured Boston aces Curt Schilling and David Wells. After pitching a no-hitter through five innings, he allows two earned runs on four hits and two walks while