Vladimir Guerrero batted a hit for the Montreal Expos in the game his team defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4. This is the 29th consecutive game he bats at least one hit in. Pedro Martínez (2.40) won his 18th game, this time against the Minnesota Twins, striking out 15. He has a record of 48 times when he has struck out 10 or more batters in a game. Sammy Sosa (Mark McGwire has batted 51 home runs, too) leads the Major League home run race. Sosa and McGwire have 51 home runs a piece.
