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Nats score four runs in first, hand Smoltz, Red Sox loss

Associated Press

Thursday, June 25, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Time "absolutely stood still" for John Smoltz as game time approached. He sped through his warmup faster than planned. His phone was overflowing with 71 text messages. Try as he might to downplay his Boston Red Sox debut -- a 9-3 loss to Washington on Thursday night -- there was no way he could avoid the magnitude of the moment. "This was bigger than one start," he said. It was hardly surprising, therefore, to see the 42-year-old right-hander have an anxious beginning and a so ...

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