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By Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
Special to ESPN Insider

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports: MLB •  Ryan O'Malley pitched eight scoreless innings to earn a victory in his major-league debut in the Cubs' 1-0 win over the Astros on Wednesday. Over the last 25 years, only two other pitchers threw eight innings or more to win their debut by a 1-0 score: Steve Woodard of the Brewers in 1997 and Rick Reed of the Pirates in 1988. O'Malley was forced into service after the Cubs' scheduled starter, Rich Hill, pitched the f ...

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