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Greinke sets team record with 15 K's to snap five-game losing streak

Associated Press

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Zack Greinke had a relatively benign game plan against Cleveland: throw strikes early, let the hitters put the ball in play. He was way off -- and ended up in the record book. Greinke struck out a team-record 15 in eight overpowering innings and got some rare offensive support, helping the Kansas City Royals end a five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Taking advantage of Cleveland's passive approach to breaking balls early in ...

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