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sports.yahoo.com - 8/22/2008
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Brandon Webb pitched seven shutout innings for his career-high and major league-leading 19th victory Thursday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres. It was the sixth straight winning start for Webb (19-4), giving him eight wins in his last 11 starts. He allowed three hits with eight strikeouts, both tying season bests, as the Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep.
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... There was a nasty moment in the sixth when Webb took a sharp comebacker from Kouzmanoff in the chest. Though clearly in some discomfort, he picked up the ball and got the out at first, but it still hurt. Fortunately, there was no damage and Webb was able to joke about it afterwards. “This is the worst one, for sure. It got me pretty square, then I had to go toward first base but I had to get the out. As bad as it hurt, I just went after it and was able to make the play... When we came inside, I said, ‘I’m going to take my shirt off and ...
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