Around the Horn - 8/14

Cleveland's Travis Hafner tied the MLB record for grand slams in a season when he his 6th yesterday against Kansas City. The mark is shared by Don Mattingly who accomplished the feat in 1987. They were the only grand slams of Donnie Baseball's career.

The vintage version of Greg Maddux was on the hill last night for the LA Dodgers. Maddux needed just 68 pitches to throw 8 innings of 2-hit ball before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in a scoreless ball game. Jason Schmidt tossed an impressive 8 innings himself, but the Dodgers won in extra innings on a walk off home run by Russ Martin.

It still has to be considered an outside shot, but Alfonso Soriano once again has a shot at a 40-40 season. Soriano smacked his 38th home run against the Mets on Sunday. He has 28 steals to go along with it. As a member of the Yankees in 2002, Sori fell just short with 39 HRs and 41 steals.

Preston Wilson was designated for assignment over the weekend by the Houston Astros. Wilson has slowed with the bat and in the field, but supposedly the Colorado Rockies have an interest in their former outfielder.

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