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Daily Notes for Wednesday: Keep eye on Pedro, Francis

By Sean Allen
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Wednesday's slate features a couple of recently injured hurlers who haven't shown us enough lately to start them, but their progress needs to be watched. Pedro Martinez takes the mound for his second start since missing time for a groin injury and his father's funeral. He allowed three earned runs in five innings against the Astros on Aug. 1; all three were solo jacks. He needs to not allow any home runs and hopefully throw closer to 100 pitches. If he manages to accomplish both, consider snatc ...

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