sports.yahoo.com - 4/7/2008
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Luis Hernandez singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Seattle Mariners, 3-2 on Sunday. The Mariners wasted an outstanding pitching performance by Felix Hernandez, who threw eight shutout innings as a replacement for Erik Bedard.
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ShysterBall —
... : 1 ER in 7 IP makes for a tough-luck loss for Santana, but it's not like Smoltz (5 IP, 0 ER, 6K) hasn't had about a kajillion of those over the past few years. If he's still smarting about it this morning, he can call King Felix and compare notes. ...
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L.A. Times - Baseball News 4/7/2008
BALTIMORE -- For eight innings, Felix Hernandez dominated the Baltimore Orioles. Unfortunately, after throwing 97 pitches, he didn't have enough energy left to get three more out. So when the bottom of the ninth started with Hernandez in the dugout, ...