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Article: Striking performance: Bedard ties Orioles record with 15 strikeouts in 2-hit shutout.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2007
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Byline: Jeff Zrebiec
Jul. 8--ARLINGTON, Texas -- When he recorded his last strikeout on a night full of them, Erik Bedard pounded his glove with his fist and then hugged his catcher, Ramon Hernandez. It was a display of emotion the Orioles have rarely seen from the stoic Bedard, but it certainly was fitting for the occasion.
In the Orioles' 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers last night at Ameriquest Field, Bedard tied a franchise record with 15 strikeouts, including 10 of 12 batters at one point. He faced the minimum number of batters, as the Rangers had two hits and no walks and had both base runners erased on double plays. Only four balls hit by the ...