Johnny Damon hit the 200th home run of his major league career on Monday night against the Rays. Damon, playing left field for the Yankees at Tropicana Field, hit the home run in the top of the ninth inning to push New York's lead to 11-3. He had been 0-for-4 on the night, and the only member of the Yankees not to record a hit.

White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game against the Rays on Thursday. Buehrle threw 116 pitches against Tampa Bay, striking out six batters while recording 27 straight outs. Chicago won the game 5-0 at U.S. Cellular Field.

The A's will retire Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson's No. 24 jersey during a pre-game ceremony August 1, deemed "Rickey Henderson Day" by the club in tribute of the career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, according to an ESPN report on Thursday.

Vernon Wells' homer on Wednesday moved him ahead of George Bell into sole possession of fourth place on Toronto's career hit list with 1,295. Toronto lost the game to Tampa Bay by a final of 10-9 on a Ben Zorbist walkoff.