Palmeiro watch

PALMEIRO WATCH

Rafael Palmeiro went 2 for 4 to move within five hits of 3,000. He also hit his 564th career home run to pass Reggie Jackson for ninth place all-time.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

1968 – Willie McCovey hit into a double play, scoring Willie Mays with the only run of the 39th All-Star game, played at the Houston Astrodome. It was the first game of this series played indoors and also the first 1-0 contest in All-Star history.