usatoday.com - 3/12/2008
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The Dodgers and Padres will play two exhibition games in China this weekend at the new Olympic park in Beijing. MLB hopes it ...
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Baseball Digest Daily —
... striking out 62 and walking 21 batters. His career splits are impressive considering he can get both righties and lefties out, but 2007 saw these numbers lie in a big way, putting lefties on base more than 40% of the time. Righties were easier for him to retire, but really did some damage when they found a way to put the ball into play: 25 hits in 103 AB (13 extra-base hits). He throws a fastball that can still reach the mid-90s and a slider in the mid-80s. - Gary Thorne has an interesting piece in the USA Today about baseball and its expansion in China. That leaves ...
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