Notables

Devil Rays rookie Elijah Dukes was back in the lineup after missing two games amid allegations he threatened to kill his estranged wife and their two children.

Ken Griffey Jr. moved ahead of Harmon Killebrew for eighth place on the career home run list (574).

Ichiro Suzuki hit his 24th leadoff homer, tying Lou Brock for 15th all time.

Anthony Reyes is the first Cardinals pitcher to lose 10 straight decisions since Dennis Eckersley lost 10 in a row from April 4, 1996 to Aug. 26, 1997.

Milwaukee's Tony Gwynn Jr. played for the first time as a big leaguer in San Diego, where his Hall of Fame father played for 20 seasons.