Leagues provide homer frenzy

Fernando Tatis hit a Grand Slam for Montreal

Tuesday's MLB results

A record-breaking 62 home runs were hit in the Major League on Tuesday night.

Jay Gibbons' second homer of the night for Baltimore off Anaheim's Scott Schoeneweis broke the previous record of 57 set in April 2000, and the hitters did not stop after that.

There were 30 homers hit in the American League, including a record-equalling 12 in Chicago's 17-9 victory over Detroit.

San Francisco and Colorado combined for 10 of the 32 homers in the National League in the Giants' 18-5 win at Coors Field.

San Francisco's Damon Minor, Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Reggie Sanders each homered twice as the Giants became the 16th team to have three players with multiple homers in a game.

Yet Barry Bonds, who set the major league record with 73 last season, did not hit any.

In Atlanta, Bartolo Colon won in his first start since coming over from Cleveland, and Fernando Tatis hit a go-ahead grand slam Tuesday as the Montreal Expos beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2.

Michael Barrett also homered for second-place Montreal.

In Philadelphia, Jeromy Burnitz had two hits and three RBIs, and Mo Vaughn added two hits and two RBIs to lead New York to a victory over Philadelphia.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez pulled out of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game for personal matters.

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American League
Boston 2-1 Toronto (Game 1)
Boston 6-4 Toronto (Game 2)
NY Yankees 10-5 Cleveland
Texas 3-1 Tampa Bay
Chicago White Sox 17-9 Detroit
Anaheim 0-3 Baltimore
Oakland 4-3 Minnesota
Seattle 5-7 Kansas City

National League
Florida 9-7 Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh 6-12 Milwaukee
Atlanta 2-5 Montreal
Philadelphia 6-12 NY Mets
Cincinnati 5-6 Houston (10 Innings)
St Louis 11-5 San Diego
Arizona 0-8 Los Angeles
Colorado 5-18 San Francisco
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