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Maine, Church down Nationals

NEW YORK (AP) Ryan Church lashed a line drive to right in the sixth inning, harder hit than his homer in the second for sure, and he paused momentarily in the batter's box to watch the ball's trajectory. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, May 14 2008

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