National League
Cory Sullivan had a case of triple vision for the Colorado Rockies.
Sullivan tied a major league record by hitting two triples during a seven-run fifth inning, helping Colorado rout the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
He hit a leadoff triple off Jake Peavy (1-1) and the other off Chan Ho Park after left fielder Terrmel Sledge fell while trying to catch his fly ball at the warning track. It was the 11th time a big leaguer hit two triples in an inning, the first since Gil Coan of the Washington Senators on April 21, 1951.
Japanese outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto of the Hanshin Tigers set a record for playing in consecutive games without missing an inning.
When Sunday's game against the Yokohama BayStars ended, the 38-year-old Kanemoto extended his streak of playing every inning of every game to 904 regular-season games in Japanese baseball.
Former Baltimore Orioles infielder Cal Ripken Jr. played in 8,243 straight innings in 903 games from June 5, 1982 to Sept. 14, 1987. That mark is considered to be a record, although not an official one as the major leagues have not traditionally kept statistics on innings played by non-pitchers.
Ripken holds the major league record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games. Kanemoto has played in 1,049 consecutive games, the longest streak by an active player in Japan. Former Hiroshima Carp player Sachio Kinugasa holds the Japanese record with 2,215 straight games.
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