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Nolasco's second complete game of season lifts Marlins

Associated Press

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

HOUSTON -- Florida reached 10 hits for the 14th consecutive game on Tuesday night. The way Ricky Nolasco pitched, the Marlins hardly needed them all. The right-hander struck out 10 in his second complete game of the season, leading Florida to a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. "We got the pitching we needed to get," Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I'm happier with that than I am with the 10 hits." Florida's streak of 10-hit games is the longest since the 1937 St. Louis ...

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