April 26, 1995 Fred McGriff hits two homers as the Braves win on Opening Day behind Greg Maddux

May 11, 1996 Jay Buhner goes 4-4 with 2 HR as the Mariners cruise past the Royals. A-Rod hits his 9th career HR. #mariners #royals

July 27, 1994 Garret Anderson makes his MLB debut, going 2-4 while batting third in the order. #angels #atheltics

April 4, 1988 Baltimore suffers the worst Opening Day loss in franchise history, falling 12-0 at the hands of the Brewers. The O's would go on to lose a record 21 straight to open the season. #orioles #brewers

June 1, 1986 20-year-old Ruben Sierra makes his MLB debut and homers in his second at-bat off Charlie Leibrandt. #rangers #royals

September 28, 1982 Pascual Perez pitches 6.2 scoreless innings in relief and the Braves go on to win and move past the Dodgers into 1st place with just 5 games to go. Atlanta would hang on and win the NL West. #braves #giants

April 5, 2001 Mike Mussina makes his Yankees debut, tossing 7.2 scoreless. Paul O'Neill's first-inning HR was all the offense New York needed. #yankees #royals

April 26, 1994 Benito Santiago has the first four-hit game by a Marlins catcher, but the Fish fall to Atlanta 9-6. #marlins #braves

July 10, 1987 John Kruk's HR in the 9th off Don Robinson sent the game into extras but Johnny Ray's walk-off double won it for the Pirates. Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke combined to go 8-12 atop Pittsburgh's lineup. #pirates #padres

August 30, 1987 The Twins take sole possession of first place in the AL West for the final time before going on to win the World Series. Kirby Puckett led the way going 6-6 with 2 HR. #twins #brewers

August 30, 1987 The Twins take sole possession of first place in the AL West for the final time before going on to win the World Series. Kirby Puckett led the way going 6-6 with 2 HR. #twins #brewers

September 6, 1998 Preston Wilson, the centerpiece of the Mike Piazza trade, hits his first career HR. #marlins #expos

September 6, 1998 Preston Wilson, the centerpiece of the Mike Piazza trade, hits his first career HR. #marlins #expos

April 15, 1972 Steve Carlton wins his Phillies debut, outlasting Cubs starter Fergie Jenkins. #phillies #cubs

April 15, 1972 Steve Carlton wins his Phillies debut, outlasting Cubs starter Fergie Jenkins. #phillies #cubs

August 10, 1994 In the final game before the strike, Matt Williams blasts his 43rd HR putting him on pace for 60.6 HR over a full 162 game season. #giants #cubs

May 4, 1987 Tim Wallach blasts 3 HR in a loss to the Braves. The Expos only went 6-4 in Wallach's 10 multi-HR game with Montreal. This was the only 3-HR game of his career. #expos #braves

May 4, 1987 Tim Wallach blasts 3 HR in a loss to the Braves. The Expos only went 6-4 in Wallach's 10 multi-HR game with Montreal. This was the only 3-HR game of his career. #expos #braves

April 13, 2000 Gerald Williams tied it in the 9th off Chicago closer Bobby Howry, and Greg Vaughn delivered a walk-off single in the 12th for the Devil Rays. #rays #whitesox

April 13, 2000 Gerald Williams tied it in the 9th off Chicago closer Bobby Howry, and Greg Vaughn delivered a walk-off single in the 12th for the Devil Rays. #rays #whitesox

May 29, 2005 Kelly Stinnett draws a walk-off walk against Giovanni Carrara. DBacks SP Javier Vazquez contributed with a HR off Duaner Sánchez. #dbacks #dodgers

May 5, 1998 It took until early May, but Bobby Abreu finally hits his first HR as a member of the Phillies. He would finish the year with 17. #phillies #rockies

May 5, 1998 It took until early May, but Bobby Abreu finally hits his first HR as a member of the Phillies. He would finish the year with 17. #phillies #rockies

April 21, 1994 Melido Perez tosses a complete game and Danny Tartabull goes yard, leading the Yankees to a 4-2 victory. #yankees #mariners

September 19, 2000 Richard Hidalgo hits his 40th HR, the first Astro other than Jeff Bagwell to reach the mark. Only Lance Berkman and Alex Bregman have reached it since.

May 11, 2003 Jack McKeon takes over as Marlins manager and leads them to a 7-2 win over the Rockies. Luis Castillo and Mike Lowell combine for 7 of Florida's 8 hits. #marlins #rockies

May 11, 2003 Jack McKeon takes over as Marlins manager and leads them to a 7-2 win over the Rockies. Luis Castillo and Mike Lowell combine for 7 of Florida's 8 hits. #marlins #rockies

July 22, 2000 Barry Zito makes his MLB debut, picking up the win with support from homers by Ben Grieve and Miguel Tejada. #athletics #angels

July 22, 2000 Barry Zito makes his MLB debut, picking up the win with support from homers by Ben Grieve and Miguel Tejada. #athletics #angels

September 23, 1988 Rookie John Smoltz gets roughed up and the Braves lose their 100th game. It was the second time the team lost 100 games since moving to Atlanta (and they haven't done it since).