Records & Milestones

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett reached a milestone during the first inning of Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs, becoming the 32nd pitcher in MLB history to record 2,500 or more career strikeouts, per MLB Stat of the Day.

Entering the contest with 2,499 strikeouts, the 38-year-old Burnett got off to a rocky start in the first inning, allowing four of the five batters he faced to reach base.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Archer broke his franchise's single-season strikeouts record during the third inning of Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees, fanning Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner for his 240th punchout of the season, per Sportsnet Stats.

Archer entered the game with 236 strikeouts, needing just four to break Scott Kazmir's prior franchise record of 239.

Chicago White Sox third baseman Mike Olt hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning of Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Oakland Athletics, becoming the first player ever to homer for both the White Sox and crosstown-rival Chicago Cubs in the same season, per MLB Stat of the Day.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy hit a home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Collin Balester during the fourth inning of Wednesday's game, becoming the fifth different Giants pitcher to homer this season, which ties an MLB record, per MLB Stat

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 35th home run of the year in the first inning of Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, giving him a franchise-record six seasons with 35 or more home runs, per Sportsnet Stats.

New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez moved past Craig Biggio into sole possession of 21st place on the all-time hits list with a solo home run off of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi in the first inning of Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Rays, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper hit his 38th and 39th home runs of the season during Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, tying Vladimir Guerrero for fourth place on the franchise single-season home runs list, per Baseball-Reference.com.

Harper started with a solo shot off of Phillies pitcher David Buchanan in the first inning, then drove in the Nationals' second run with a third-inning single off of Buchanan.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson hit the 100th home run of his career in the first inning of Monday's 11-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, going deep off Rick Porcello to give the Jays an early 1-0 lead, per Sportsnet Stats.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer tied a franchise record Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins by recording his ninth double-digit strikeout game of the season, per Sportsnet Stats.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner had an incredible Sunday against the Washington Nationals.