May 24, 2002 [LINK]

Shawn Green hits four home runs

Los Angeles Dodger's left fielder Shawn Green became the fourteenth player ever to hit four home runs in a single game, as the Dodgers beat the host team Milwaukee Brewers 16 to 3. Only two weeks ago Mike Cameron also hit four homers, so this is the first year ever when more than one player has accomplished such a feat. Has it perhaps become too easy to hit homers in these new stadiums??? Green also hit a single and a double, thus breaking the major league single-game record with 19 total bases.

The Yankees have been breathing down the necks of the red-hot Red Sox, but Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez was more than they could handle last night, so they dropped to two games in back. The Anaheim Angels are on a winning streak as well, challenging the Mariners in the AL West. Meanwhile, the Montreal Expos are fading fast after a great start this season, repeating their disappointing pattern of recent years.