Smoltz reaches 3,000 Ks in loss

 
John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts, but was outpitched by John Lannan in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over... [link]

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The Newest Mr. 3000

Atlanta Braves future Hall of Famer John Smoltz had no trouble at all fanning his 3,000th batter Tuesday evening against the Washington Nationals.
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Open Thread and 3,000 Ks

Today could be the day that John Smoltz secures another feather in his Hall of Fame cap. For whatever reason people fall in love with numbers divisible by 100, but whatever, I'm jumping on the excitement bandwagon. W-L G GS CG  ...
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Smoltz Records 3,000th Strikeout

Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts in Tuesday’s game against Washington. ... In the third, he got the opposing pitcher John Lannan swinging for the first out. Then ...
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Nationals vs. Braves - Box Score - April 22, 2008

Washington Nationals Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG F Lopez 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .275 C Guzman SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .303 R Zimmerman 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .225 N Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .222 A Kearns RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213 L Milledge CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .284 W ...
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Lannan, the plan -- and the future of the rotation

First, remember I have a 2 p.m. chat on Wednesday, live from Nationals Park. Among the possible topics: Chad Cordero's shoulder, John Lannan's guts, Nationals Park's crowds, Manny Acta's attitude, Lenny Harris's tactics, Felipe Lopez's role, Ryan ...
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