Brandon Laird followed Ankiel's home run an inning later with a grand slam off loser Shane Greene.
Cowgill, batting leadoff after winning the center field job this spring, hit his first career grand slam off Brad Bach in the seventh to make it 11-2.
The 26-year-old Cowgill, batting leadoff after winning the center field job this spring, hit his first career slam off Brad Bach in the seventh to make it 11-2.
With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 15th inning, the Mets Robin Ventura hit what looked to be a game-winning, walk-off grand slam.
The Portuguese picked himself off the floor to slam the spot kick into the net.
Sharapova, a three-time Grand Slam winner, dictated the action off the ground against the erratic Govortsova, eventually winning 6-3 6-3.
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Many had hoped the popular Belgian, affectionately known as "Aussie Kim", would sign off from the grand slam with the trophy in her hands on Saturday.
With a little more composure, 19-year-old Gulbis, bidding to become the first Latvian to reach a Grand Slam semifinal, could have pulled off a famous win, but his 60 unforced errors and seven double faults told a sorry story.
Djokovic, seeking to win the only grand slam that has eluded him, brushed off the challenge of Grigor Dimitrov as he beat Bulgaria's rising star 6-2 6-2 6-3.
South Africa, who have also lost to Leicester and France this month, play Italy in Udine on Saturday before rounding off their tour against Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland at Croke Park on 28 November.
Nadal, the six-time grand slam winner and reigning Australian Open champion, has been coming off a two-month lay-off due to knee tendinitis, a break that kept him from defending his 2008 Wimbledon crown.
Fifth seed Tomas Berdych, who has reached the quarterfinals of the Melbourne grand slam in each of the last two years, got his 2013 challenge off to a strong start with a 6-3 7-5 6-3 defeat of American Michael Russell.
Maybe four, if we want to be generous and include Andy Murray, who has yet to win a Grand Slam, and keeps grabbing for that glory, only to pull the doorknob off in his hand.
In the Five Nations tournament, England were soundly defeated in Paris by France, who kicked off a memorable year in Gallic sport by completing their second successive Grand Slam with wins over Wales, Scotland and Ireland, taking the tournament title.
However, you cannot forget that the side which won the 2003 Grand Slam and went on to win the World Cup lost three Grand Slam matches before they won their first Slam, so if England lose on Saturday, this side should not be written off.
The 15-times grand slam winner was, like Sharapova, an injury doubt before the start of the season, but has shrugged off a foot problem to look in ominous early season form.
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