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Big Unit earns 298th victory

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Randy Johnson struck out nine in his 298th career victory, and Randy Winn had three hits and scored three runs in the Giants' 11-7 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday. Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 29 games and... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, May 12 2009

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